Grace Hawthorne
Grace Hawthorne was born in Salem, New Jersey. She received a BA in Journalism from Louisiana State University and in 1973 provided the lyrics (with music by Buryl Red) for the very popular children's musical It's Cool in the Furnace. Shortly thereafter she began a very successful collaboration with John F. Wilson. In all they produced nine best selling children's musicals. The most popular of these which continue to be widely used are How the West Was Won, The Electric Sunshine Man (Thomas Edison), The Gigo Effect (Computers), and Tall Tales and Heroes. Grace resides in Atlanta, Georgia where she is still active as a poet and scriptwriter.
