Contemp. auth. new rev., 1987 v. 21, p. 240 (L'Engle, Madeleine, 1918- ; b. Madeleine L'Engle Camp, 11/29/1918; m. Hugh Franklin)
Her The twenty-four days before Christmas, 1988 t.p., etc. (Madeleine L'Engle) cover, p. 4 (won 1963 Newbery Award for A wrinkle in time; won a National Book Award for A swiftly tilting planet; received the 1984 Regina Medal for "continued distinguished dedication to children's literature"; several titles on the fictional Austin family)
Cont. authors online, Nov. 26, 2001 (Madeleine (Camp Franklin) L'Engle; b. Nov. 29, 1918 in New York City; m. Hugh Franklin, an actor, who died in 1986; three children; works include The small rain (1945; republished in 1968 with as Prelude and again in 1984 with its original title), A wrinkle in time (1962; reprinted 1998), A swiftly tilting planet (1978), and "Austin Family" series titles including The twenty-four days before Christmas (first published in 1964; republished 1984))
NY Times, 2007-09-08 (Madeleine L'Engle d. Sept. 8, 2007, Litchfield, Conn., age 88)
Wikipedia, via WWW, Sep. 27, 2011 (attended Smith College, 1937-1941; author, teacher)
