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Patricia MacLachlan

Writer / Novelist | * 03/03/1938 († 84, 03/31/2022) | Cheyenne, Wyoming (United States of America (USA))
Patricia Marie MacLachlan (née Pritzkau; March 3, 1938 – March 31, 2022) was an American children's writer. She was noted for her novel Sarah, Plain and Tall, which won the 1986 Newbery Medal. ()

Patricia "Patty" MacLachlan (born March 3, 1938) is an American children's writer, who is best known for the 1986 Newbery Medal-winning novel Sarah, Plain and Tall which was later adapted as a TV movie starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken.She is a board member of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance, a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

A couple finds a baby on their doorstep with a note asking them to temporarily keep it. They take the baby in and care for it as if it were their own. But what if the baby's mom really returns to clai ...

Baby

Certification unknown

2000 | 2.0/5 | 1h 33min
Drama, TV Movie
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The third installment of the Sarah trilogy provides a glorious and touching story of a family drawn together by adversity. On a cold winter day a stranger shows up at the farm. He is slow to reveal hi ...

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

PG

1999 | 3.7/5 | 1h 35min
Drama, Kids & Family, TV Movie
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Kansas, 1910. Widowed farmer Jacob Witting finds that taking care of both his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. John takes out an ad in a newspaper for a mail-or ...

Sarah, Plain and Tall

G

1991 | 3.8/5 | 1h 38min
Drama, Kids & Family, Romance / Love, TV Movie
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Deserted by their mother, a young boy and his sister discover the true meaning of family while living with their grandfather. ...

Journey

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1995 | 4.0/5 | 1h 36min
Drama, TV Movie
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Awards & Nominations for Patricia MacLachlan

Newbery Medal National Humanities Medal
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Movies with Patricia MacLachlan as Crew(9)

Writing/Teleplay2000 Baby
Writing/Novel2000 Baby
Writing/Writer1999 Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Production/Co-Producer1995 Journey
Writing/Teleplay1995 Journey
Writing/Novel1995 Journey
Writing/Writer1993 Skylark
Writing/Teleplay1991 Sarah, Plain and Tall
Writing/Novel1991 Sarah, Plain and Tall

Full Name: Patricia MacLachlan
Born: Thursday, 03/03 1938 (March) in Cheyenne, Wyoming (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 03/31 2022 (March) in Williamsburg (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Connecticut
Other names for Patricia MacLachlan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Patricia Marie Pritzkau"
Patricia MacLachlan frequently works together with these people:
Glenn Close (8x, Actress)
Glenn Jordan (4x, Crew)
Christopher Walken (3x, Actor)
Lexi Randall (3x, Actress)
Betty Laird (3x, Cast)
Christopher Bell (3x, Cast)
James Rebhorn (2x, Actor)
Joseph Sargent (2x, Crew)
David Shire (2x, Crew)
Kara Beth Taylor (2x, Cast)
Phyllis Huffman (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:596238, Added: 10/16/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024