Not one to feel resonance with Mormonism himself, Fitzgerald left Utah in 1925 at the age of 18, and found his way through a variety of jobs, including working at a bank, writing as an overseas correspondent, and doing a stint in a jazz band. His childhood experiences, particularly the antics of his older brother Tom, led to the body of work he is best known for: The Great Brain series of children’s books.Īuthorship came later in life for Fitzgerald. Born Februin Price, Utah, to an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian Mormon mother, John Dennis Fitzgerald grew up in a large family, the fourth of six children raised in a small Mormon Utah community.
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