Libba Moore Gray (1937-1995)

Biography

Gray lived in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she taught English and Drama at Heritage High School. She was a stage actress, poet, and dancer, as well as a writer. Her children's fiction has been recognized by the Virginia Young Reader's Program and trade societies. Several of Gray's books have been incorporated into many widely available lesson plans, especially My Mama Had a Dancing Heart and Miss Tizzy. Gray succumbed to breast cancer on June 3, 1995. Her daughter, Amy Moore Morton, has since set three of Gray's books  as ballets.

Bibliography

    Young Adult

• Dear Willie Rudd (1993)
• Miss Tizzy (1993)
• Small Green Snake (1994)
• The Little Black Truck (1994)
• Fenton's Leap (1994)
• My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (1995)
• Little Lil and the Swing-Singing Sax (1996)
• Is There Room on the Feather Bed? (1997)
• When Uncle Took the Fiddle (1999)

Sources and Links

• Article on Amy with Biographical Information on Libba
• News Story about Amy's Memorial Ballet for Libba (Audio) (Scroll down to Libba Moore Gray)
• Short Biography and Poetry Award Dedicated to Gray
• Tennessee Authors

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