Scott O'Dell

Scott O'Dell was an American writer of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including several children's novels about historical California and Mexico. For his contribution as a children's writer he received the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1972, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. He received The University of Southern Mississippi Medallion in 1976 and the Catholic Libraries Association Regina Medal in 1978. ^{Scott O'Dell, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1989)}

23 May 1898

Born on the same birth date (23 May 1898): Josef Terboven

Born on the same birth day (23 May): Angelo Ogbonna • Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth • Gary Roberts (ice hockey) • Gérard Larrousse • Ingeborg Hallstein • Joan Collins • K. Raghavendra Rao • Katharina Schmid • Kristína Kučová • Ricardinho (footballer, born May 1976) • Robert Bernstein (comics) • Theofanis Gekas • William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

Born in the same month (May 1898): Alfred Schmidt (weightlifter) • Aloysius Stepinac • Armand Hammer • Bennett Cerf • Charles-Léon Hammes • David Crosthwait • Desanka Maksimović • Eduard Ole • Elsie Eaves • John Gilroy (artist) • Josef Terboven • Norman Vincent Peale • Septima Poinsette Clark • Tamara de Lempicka