Louise Fitzhugh

Louise Fitzhugh
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Born	(1928-10-05)October 5, 1928 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 19, 1974(1974-11-19) (aged 46) New Milford, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Writer, illustrator
Period	1959–1974
Genre	Children's and young adult fiction
Notable works	Harriet the Spy

Louise Perkins Fitzhugh (October 5, 1928 – November 19, 1974) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Fitzhugh is best known for her 1964 novel Harriet the Spy, a fiction work about an adolescent girl's predisposition with a journal covering the foibles of her friends, her classmates, and the strangers she is captivated by. The novel was later adapted into a live action film in 1996. The sequel novel, The Long Secret, was published in 1965, and its follow-up book, Sport, was published posthumously in 1979. Fitzhugh also wrote Nobody's Family Is Going to Change, which was later adapted into a short film and a play.

Fitzhugh died at age 46 from a brain aneurysm on November 19, 1974.