Olive Price
Olive Price was an American writer of books and plays for children. She attended the University of Pittsburgh in 1922-23, then worked as an advertising copywriter for department stores in Pittsburgh u... Read more
Olive Price was an American writer of books and plays for children. She attended the University of Pittsburgh in 1922-23, then worked as an advertising copywriter for department stores in Pittsburgh until 1928, then began her writing career. She was also known as Olive M. Price, and wrote under the pseudonyms of Anne Cherryholmes and Barbara West. Books include “A Donkey for the King” (1945), “Miracle by the Sea” (1947), “Three Golden Rivers” (Catholic Book Club selection), “The Valley of the Dragon” (1951), “The Story of Marco Polo” (selection of "Parents' Magazine" Book Club, People's Book Club, Boy's Club of America Book Club, and Sear's Book Club), “The Story of Clara Barton” (Boy's Club of America Book Club selection), “The Glass Mountain” (1954), “The Blue Harbor” (1956), “Snifty” (1957), “The Golden Wheel” (1958), “River Boy” (1959), “Reindeer Island” (1960), “The Phantom Reindeer” (1961), “Mystery of the Sunken City” (1962), and “The Donkey with Diamond Ears” (1962), among others. Playwriting credits include LANTERN LIGHT, ANGELICA, Inc., STAR ETERNAL, WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS, ANNOUNCING ANTONIA, SUB-DEB SUE, MAGIC ON MAIN STREET, RUMMAGE SALE, and SPARKLING SIXTEEN.