Age, Biography and Wiki
| Birth Day | March 21, 1905 |
| Birth Place | Oregon |
| Age | 115 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Feb 22, 1978 (age 72) |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Net worth: $12 Million (2024)
About
Remembered for both her children's literature and her poetry, she published such acclaimed works as The Most Wonderful Doll in the World (1950), Boys Are Awful (1962), and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Times Three: Selected Verse from Three Decades (1960).
Before Fame
Before beginning her literary career, she taught school, worked as a Journalist, was employed by an ad agency, and earned a degree in musical theatre from the University of Utah. She published her first poetry collection, On the Contrary, in 1934.
Trivia
She appeared on the June 1965 cover of Time magazine.
Family Life
Born in Oregon to Julia and Daniel McGinley, she later married Charles Hayden and raised two children, including a Writer daughter named Julie Hayden.
Associated With
Fellow poet Sylvia Plath criticized McGinley for her use of light verse.
Some Phyllis McGinley images
