Lilian C. Garis (1873–1954)

Lilian Cleo McNamara was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1873. She married Howard R. Garis, a prominent children’s author. She was a prolific writer who produced hundreds of stories and books for children and teenagers under various pen names, as well as some under her own name Lilian Garis. Her children Roger Garis and Cleo Garis also wrote juvenile fiction.