Vardine Russell Moore

Background

Vardine Russell Moore was born on September 25, 1906, in Uniontown, Kentucky, United States. She was a daughter of Jerome Smallwood Russell and Anna Belle Russell.

Education

Moore attended Evansville College (now University of Evansville), the National College of Education, and Indiana University.

Career

Moore began her career as a storyteller on the WGBF radio show Bedtime Story Hour, in Evansville, Indiana, from 1920-30. She taught kindergarten in Evansville schools from 1928-53 and lectured in creative writing for children at the University of Evansville Community College from 1956. She was a newspaper advertising writer for Evansville Printing Corporation from 1961-69.

Achievements

• Mrs. Moore is particularly known for her books, Billy Between, The House Next Door, Mystery of the Bells, Picnic Pony, Developmental Reading Textbooks, Grades 4, 5, and 6, Pre-School Story Hour, as well as for her Mice Are Rather Nice: Poems about Mice and The Pleasure of Poetry with and by Children.

Works

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  • Mystery of the Bells

    (A group of children hear bells ringing and see strangers ...)

    1955
  • Billy Between 1951
  • House Next Door 1954
  • Picnic Pony 1956
  • Pre-School Story Hour 1972
  • Mice Are Rather Nice: Poems About Mice 1981

Connections

In 1933 Vardine married Robert Bruce Moore and they had one daughter, Melinda.

Father:

Jerome Smallwood Russell

27 September 1881 - 23 February 1956

Mother:

Anna Belle Russell

husband:

Robert Bruce Moore

colleague:

Fleur Conkling

References

• Contemporary Authors New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television, and Other Fields In response to the escalating need for up-to-date information on writers, Contemporary Authors New Revision Series brings researchers the most recent data on the worlds most-popular authors.
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