Elisa Bialk was born on October 4, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, where she grew up. She was the daughter of John and Martha (Holcher) Bialk. She attended Northwestern University School of Journalism. Bialk married L. Martin Krautter in 1934, and they had two daughters.
Bialk was still in high school when she began to have articles published in magazines and newspapers. After her marriage she focused on short story and play writing,. She also spent time writing poetry and short stories. Her story "The Sainted Sisters" was turned into a play, and later made into a film in 1948. She wrote the "Tizz" series for Childrens Press.
Elisa Bialk Krautter died of cancer on February 28, 1990, on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Source: Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2003.
From the guide to the Elisa Bialk papers, 1947-1968, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)
