MacGregor, Ellen
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1906-1954) US author of children's fiction, most notably the Miss Pickerell sequence beginning with Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars (May 1950 Liberty Magazine as "Swept Her Into Space"; much exp 1951). Lavinia Pickerell, a highly adventurous New England spinster, finds herself travelling to Mars, Under the Sea, and elsewhere; her interest in these adventures is always focused on their scientific implications, and she learns a great deal about the theory and mechanics of Space Flight. Following the author's early death, the series was continued after a gap of eleven years by Dora Pantell, who at least initially used MacGregor's story notes, and signed herself in collaboration with the elder writer until 1983. For convenience, all titles are given below. [JC]
Ellen MacGregor
born Baltimore, Maryland: 15 May 1906
died Chicago, Illinois: 29 March 1954
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series
Miss Pickerell
- Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1951) [short version first appeared May 1950 Liberty Magazine as "Swept Her Into Space": Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Paul Galdone]
- Miss Pickerell and the Geiger Counter (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953) [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Paul Galdone]
- Miss Pickerell Goes Undersea (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953) [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Paul Galdone]
- Miss Pickerell Goes to the Arctic (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1954) [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Paul Galdone]
- Miss Pickerell on the Moon (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965) with Dora Pantell [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
- Miss Pickerell Goes on a Dig (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966) with Dora Pantell [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
- Miss Pickerell Harvests the Sea (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968) with Dora Pantell [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
- Miss Pickerell and the Weather Satellite (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971) with Dora Pantell [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
- Miss Pickerell Meets Mr. H.U.M. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1974) with Dora Pantell [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
- Miss Pickerell Takes the Bull by the Horns (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976) with Dora Pantell [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
- Miss Pickerell to the Earthquake Rescue (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1977) with Dora Pantell [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
- Miss Pickerell and the Supertanker (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978) with Dora Pantell [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
- Miss Pickerell Tackles the Energy Crisis (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980) with Dora Pantell [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
- Miss Pickerell on the Trail (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981) with Dora Pantell [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/C Geer]
- Miss Pickerell and the Blue Whales (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1983) with Dora Pantell [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
- Miss Pickerell and the War of the Computers (Danbury, Connecticut: Franklin Watts, 1984) by Dora Pantell solo [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
- Miss Pickerell and the Lost World (Danbury, Connecticut: Franklin Watts, 1986) by Dora Pantell solo [Miss Pickerell: illus/hb/Charles Geer]
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