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| Name: | Joseph Quincy Krumgold | ||
| Birth: | April 09 1908 | ||
| Death: | July 10 1980 | ||
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Joseph Quincy Krumgold was a United States author and scriptwriter. He was the first author to receive the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature twice.
Krumgold was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and was immersed in the world of movies from a young age: his father operated movie theatres. As an adult, Krumgold was hired by the United States Department of State to make a film about Hispanic workers in rural America. The film was created in 1953, and shares a title with Krumgold's first Newbery Award-winning novel, [[Book:...And Now Miguel|...And Now Miguel. Six years later, Krumgold's novel Onion John, a story about an eccentric immigrant in small-town New Jersey, also won the Newbery Medal.
