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Joseph Quincy Krumgold (April 9, 1908-July 10, 1980) was a United States author and scriptwriter. He was the first author to receive the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature twice. Lois Lowry, Elizabeth George Speare, Katherine Paterson, and E. L. Konigsburg have also achieved this honor.

Krumgold was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and was immersed in the world of movies from a young age: his father operated movie theatres. As an adult, Krumgold was hired by the United States Department of State to make a film about Hispanic workers in rural America. The film was created in 1953, and shares a title with Krumgold's first Newbery Award-winning novel, ...And Now Miguel. Six years later, Krumgold's novel Onion John, a story about an eccentric immigrant in small-town New Jersey, also won the Newbery Medal.

Other works

Although Krumgold is probably remembered most for the two Newbery winners, he also wrote a number of other novels and movie scripts.

• Seven Miles from Alcatraz - a 1942 movie
• Dream No More - a 1953 movie
• The Autobiography of a Jeep - a film produced in 1943 for the United States Office of War Information
• Henry 3 - a children's novel published in 1967
• The Most Terrible Turk: A Story of Turkey - a children's novel published in 1969
• Sweeney's Adventure - a children's novel published in 1942
• Thanks to Murder - an adult novel published in 1935

References

• "Joseph Krumgold". Internet Book List. http://www.iblist.com/author2909.htm. Retrieved 2006-06-18.  
• "Joseph Krumgold". Children's Literature Network. http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/brthpage/04apr/4-9krumgold.html. Retrieved 2006-06-18.  
• "Autobiography of a Jeep". University of San Diego History Department. http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/Filmnotes/autobiog.html. Retrieved 2006-06-18.