Born 1931, in Kobe, Japan; emigrated to Canada, 1938; Education: University of Toronto, B.A. (with honors), 1952. Religion: Anglican.
Agent—Dorothy Markinko, McIntosh & Otis, 475 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017.
Elementary school teacher in Kobe, Japan, 1954-55; editor for Copp Clark Publishing Company, 1955-60; writer.
Dorothy Joan Harris once told SATA: "The House Mouse sprang from the doings of my own children, for Kim had a doll's house which she never played with (just as Elizabeth had in the book) and Douglas at the age of three liked it (just as Jonathan did in the book). The mouse, though, was purely imaginary, because our house was ruled by a very bossy Siamese cat called Samitu—and …
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