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Katherine Paterson

Writer / Novelist / Missionary | * 10/31/1932 (91) | Huai'an District (People's Republic of China)
Katherine Womeldorf Paterson (born October 31, 1932) is an American writer best known for children's novels, including Bridge to Terabithia. For four different books published 1975–1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Awards. She is one of four people to win the two major international awards; for "lasting contribution to children's literature" she won the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing in 1998 and for her career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense" she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from the Swedish Arts Council in 2006, the biggest monetary prize in children's literature. Also for her body of work she was awarded the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2007 and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal from the American Library Association in 2013. She was the second US National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, serving 2010 and 2011. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Kids & Family | TV Movies

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Wisecracking, gum-chewing 12-year-old Gilly is well known in the foster system. Totally unmanageable, she has stayed with more families than she can remember and has outwitted them all. After all, how ...

The Great Gilly Hopkins

PG

2015 | 3.3/5 | 1h 39min
Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
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Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school, so he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences, including that ...

Bridge to Terabithia

PG

2007 | 3.6/5 | 1h 36min
Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family
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CBS Afternoon Playhouse

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1978 | 1h per episode
 
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Awards & Nominations for Katherine Paterson

Newbery Medal Hans Christian Andersen Award Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Children's Literature Legacy Award National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Library of Congress Living Legend Regina Medal Newbery Honor Jella-Lepman Medal Christopher Award 2x National Book Award
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Movies with Katherine Paterson as Actress(1)

as Clerk2015 The Great Gilly Hopkins

Movies with Katherine Paterson as Crew(6)

Writing/Novel2015 The Great Gilly Hopkins
Writing/Novel2007 Bridge to Terabithia
Writing/Writer2002 Miss Lettie and Me
Writing/Writer1996 Lyddie
Writing/Novel1989 Jacob Have I Loved
Writing/Novel1985 Bridge to Terabithia

Full Name: Katherine Paterson
Born: Monday, 10/31 1932 (October) in Huai'an District (People's Republic of China) (current age: 91 years + 178 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Educated at: Union Presbyterian Seminary, King University
Other names for Katherine Paterson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Katherine Peterson"
"Katherine Womeldorf"
Katherine Paterson frequently works together with these people:
David Paterson (2x, Crew)
Victoria Hochberg (2x, Crew)
Josh Hutcherson (1x, Actor)
Octavia Spencer (1x, Actress)
Irma P. Hall (1x, Actress)
Liz Imperio (1x, Cast)
Warren St. Onge (1x, Crew)
Cameron Wakefield (1x, Actor)
Steve Hasiak (1x, Crew)
Lauren Levine (1x, Crew)
Darcy Costelloe (1x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:113279, Added: 06/27/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024