| Robert H. Locke | |
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| Born | 30 December 1944  Vallejo |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Writer, playwright |
| Works | Story for a Black Night |
| Family | Richard Holt Locke |
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| Website | http://webpages.csus.edu/~boblocke/ |
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Robert Locke (born 1944) in Vallejo, California, sometimes known by the pseudonym Clayton Bess is an American writer, playwright, and librarian.
Personal life
Robert Locke spent three years in Liberia as part of the Peace Corps.
Works
- Books
- Story for a Black Night (1982)
- The Truth About the Moon (1984)
- Tracks (1986)
- Mayday Rampage (1993)
- Big Man and the Burn-Out
- Stage plays
- Rose Jewel and Harmony
- On Daddy's Birthday
- The Dolly
- Murder and Edna Redrum
Awards and honors
- 1982 California Book Awards – (silver) First Novel
- 1987 Best Book for Young Adults – American Library Association
- "A Contribution of Cultural Significance" – the Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People
- Family Circle – Best Book for Kids
- 2002 Phoenix Award Honor Book
References
- Huse, Nancy. "Re-Membering Broken Cultures in Story for a Black Night" (PDF). Children's Literature Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2015.
- "A.C.T. History". American Conservatory Theater.
- "The Dolly is not just a child's play". Toronto Star, March 7, 1986.
- "A Family Comes Apart in Locke's 'The Dolly'". Los Angeles Times. 19 April 1987.
- "A Landmark Transformation / Six years after the quake, the Geary Theater rises from the rubble". 31 December 1995.
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