Authors: Dead or Alive?

[Sarah Woo <woo@simmons.edu>]

Hi -

Can someone tell me a quick, good, and reliable way to find out if an
author is still alive?  Our fifth graders are doing an author study and
one of the components involves writing to the author.  I have been
checking out web sites, but since they aren't always recent ( and some
don't indicate when they've been updated), I'm not sure if they are
still alive.  Example:  Lloyd Alexander.  Someone thought he had died.
Any info. would be greatly appreciated, and the faster the better, since
we have 65 students choosing their authors tomorrow.  Thanks so much.

Sarah Woo
woo@simmons.edu
former library aide/ now Title I tutor

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