{"id":102105,"date":"2021-03-26T22:21:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T03:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=102105"},"modified":"2021-03-26T22:21:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T03:21:39","slug":"childrens-author-beverly-cleary-dies-at-104-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=102105","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Author Beverly Cleary Dies at 104 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- RSR AD 1 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"7759247395\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=102105\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=102105\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-102106 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/https___cdn.cnn_.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_210326175446-01-beverly-cleary-file-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/https___cdn.cnn_.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_210326175446-01-beverly-cleary-file-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/https___cdn.cnn_.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_210326175446-01-beverly-cleary-file-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/https___cdn.cnn_.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_210326175446-01-beverly-cleary-file-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/https___cdn.cnn_.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_210326175446-01-beverly-cleary-file.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Celebrated Children\u2019s Author, Beverly Cleary, who brought beloved characters Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Mouse into the hearts and imaginations of children all over the world, died March 25, 2021, in Carmel, California. She was 104. No cause of death was disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Since her first book, \u201cHenry Huggins\u201d was published in 1950, Cleary became one of America\u2019s most successful authors in children\u2019s and young adult fiction, selling 91 million copies of her books worldwide. Her \u201cHenry Huggins\u201d series of books ran from 1950-1964, and her \u201cRamona\u201d series of books ran from 1955-1999. Those titles and many others continue to be enjoyed generation after generation.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For her extraordinary work Cleary was awarded numerous accolades including the National Book Award in 1981 for \u201cRamona and Her Mother\u201d, the Newbery Medal in 1984 for \u201cDear Mr. Henshaw\u201d, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1975, and the National Medal of Arts\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Beverly Cleary\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p>[si-contact-form form=&#8217;2&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Celebrated Children\u2019s Author, Beverly Cleary, who brought beloved characters Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Mouse into the hearts and imaginations of children all over the world, died March 25, 2021, in Carmel, California. She was 104. No cause of death was disclosed. 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