- Cassie Brown
Cassie Eileen Brown (1919 – 1986) was a journalist, author, publisher and editor born in Rose Blanche, Newfoundland,
Canada , and moved to St. John's with her family in the 1930s. Brown is most distinguished for her books "Death on the Ice" which was featured in "Reader's Digest " and the "Wreck of the Florizel".Brown won awards in the Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters competition for 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957. She began writing as a teenager and later worked as a freelance writer of scripts and educational broadcasts for CBC. She was a reporter for "The Daily News" of St. John's from 1959 to 1966 and publisher of the magazine "Newfoundland Women " from 1961 to 1964.Brown was elected to the executive of the
Newfoundland Drama Society and made an honorary life member. She was also President of Karwood Limited, areal estate development company from Mt. Pearl.Brown's literary works include:
*"A Winter's Tale - The Wreck of the Florizel" ISBN 0-9698767-4-2
*"Death On The Ice" ISBN 0-385-25179-3
*"The Caribou Disaster and other Short Stories" ISBN 0-9698767-3-4
*"Standing Into Danger" ISBN 1-894463-02-1
*"Writing the Sea" ISBN 1-894463-74-9ee also
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List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador
*List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador External links
* [http://www.flankerpress.com/cbrown.shtml Flanker Press bio]
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