Robert H. Locke
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Robert Locke (December 30, 1944 – April 24, 2020), sometimes known by the pseudonym Clayton Bess was an American writer, playwright, and librarian.
Personal life and death
Robert Locke spent three years in Liberia as part of the Peace Corps.
Locke died on April 24, 2020, at the age of 75.
Works
- Books
- Story for a Black Night (1982)
- The Truth About the Moon (1984)
- Tracks (1986)
- Mayday Rampage (1993)
- Big Man and the Burn-Out
- Stage plays
- Rose Jewel and Harmony
- On Daddy's Birthday
- The Dolly
- Murder and Edna Redrum
Awards and honors
- 1982 California Book Awards – (silver) First Novel
- 1987 Best Book for Young Adults – American Library Association
- "A Contribution of Cultural Significance" – the Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People
- Family Circle – Best Book for Kids
- 2002 Phoenix Award Honor Book
References
- ↑ Huse, Nancy. "Re-Membering Broken Cultures in Story for a Black Night" (PDF). Children's Literature Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2015.
- ↑ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ "A.C.T. History". American Conservatory Theater.
- ↑ "The Dolly is not just a child's play". Toronto Star, March 7, 1986.
- ↑ "A Family Comes Apart in Locke's 'The Dolly'". Los Angeles Times. 19 April 1987.
- ↑ "A Landmark Transformation / Six years after the quake, the Geary Theater rises from the rubble". 31 December 1995.
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