Gertrude Chandler Warner

Gertrude Chandler Warner
Born	(1890-04-16)April 16, 1890 Putnam, Connecticut, US
Died	August 30, 1979(1979-08-30) (aged 89) Connecticut, US
Known for	The Boxcar Children book series

Gertrude Chandler Warner (April 16, 1890 – August 30, 1979) was an American author, mainly of children's stories. She was most famous for writing the original book of The Boxcar Children and for the next 18 books in the series.