She is survived by her niece and nephews. In Rhinelander till her death in 2007 at the age of 75. T V Olsen died in 1993 and she continued to live Beverly moved to Sun Prairie before marrying fellow Wisconsin author, Theodore Victor (T.V.) Olsen, and moving to Rhinelander in 1976. Degree from Marquette University in 1961 and she returned to Mount Mary in 1962 to teach writing there until 1974. In 1954, she graduated cum laude from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee where she wrote her first young novel, Song of the Voyager which later won Dodd Mead's For practice, she began typing remembered stories which led to her inventing stories. Beverly had planned to be an artist, but an impending blindness impelled her to learn typing in order to rejoin her high school class.
She used her other senses and her brilliant imagination to create her vivid stories which are still enjoyed by her loyal readers today.Beverly was a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and a long time resident of Rhinelander. She had her brother teach her how to ride a bike and even drive a car down their back alley.
She enjoyed the challenges of writing a "story good enough to keep the interest of such a discerning and choosy group of readers." Throughout her life, Beverly never allowed her blindness to hinder her. Beverly continued writing for most of her life with most of her stories targeting young readers. Degree from Marquette University in 1961 and she returned to Mount Mary in 1962 to teach writing there until 1974.īeverly moved to Sun Prairie before marrying fellow Wisconsin author, Theodore Victor (T.V.) Olsen, and moving to Rhinelander in 1976. In 1954, she graduated cum laude from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee where she wrote her first young novel, Song of the Voyager which later won Dodd Mead's Seventeenth Summer Literary Competition. She became a promising young author when she began writing stories at the age of 14. Beverly Butler Olsen was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, was a native of Milwaukee, and was a long time resident of Rhinelander.
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