Matt Christopher 1917-1997 biographical file.

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Matt Christopher 1917-1997 biographical file.

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Biographical file may contain one or more of the following: "Biographical Registry" form filled out by the cartoonist including information about education, career history, awards, signature example, and family information; biographical essays or sketches of the cartoonist; articles by or about the cartoonist; examples of the cartoonist's work in the form of clippings or photocopies.

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Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.

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Christopher, Matt, 1917-1997

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Matthew Frederick Christopher was born in Bath, Pennsylvania in 1917. As a youth he was very interested in sports but also in reading and decided to become a writer at an early age. He was a minor-league baseball player until injured. He then worked in a variety of jobs, writing on the side, until he became a full-time writer in 1963. His first children's book was The Lucky Baseball Bat, a story that remains one of his most popular. Biographical Source: Something About t...