Bellairs, John.

John Bellaris was born on January 17, 1938 in Marshall, Michigan. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame (1959) and his M.A. from the University of Chicago (1960). He was a collegiate English instructor from 1963-1971 and a freelance writer of young adult books until his death on March 8, 1991.

Bellairs wrote 16 books for young adults, including The Face in the Frost (1969), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (1973), and The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn (1978). After his death, author Brad Strickland completed two unfinished novels and began writing new stories featuring characters created by Bellairs.

From the guide to the John Bellairs papers, undated, 1971-1989, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])