[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 86 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1255-E1256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN MEMORY OF MRS. MAXINE SHORE

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 1998

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness yet also gratitude, that 
I enter in this Record the life of Mrs. Maxine Shore, an American of 
enormous talent and creativity whose 86 years of life contributed to 
the enrichment of America and our literary heritage. Her life of 
continuous learning and perseverance throughout holds an example for 
all who knew her, and all who will enjoy her writings for generations 
to come. Our deepest sympathies are extended to her son, Steven, her 
many friends, and associates.

        In Remembrance: A Bio of Maxine Shore Author and Teacher

       Maxine Shore, a prolific author and teacher, died June 2, 
     1998, at her home in Carmel,

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     CA. She was 86. She received her B.A. from McAllister College 
     in Minnesota, quickly moving into writing and publishing 
     after college.
       Mrs. Shore, believed that everyone has inborn creativity 
     which she encouraged in her students, who successfully 
     published award winning books. At the time of her death she 
     was still teaching classes and editing five books a month.
       One book, The Captive Princess which was authored by Shore 
     was set in the first century in England and told the story 
     about the first Christian princess of England. The book went 
     into seven printings and was chosen by two book clubs.
       What made Mrs. Shore stand out from other creative writing 
     teachers was her dedication to the creativity of the 
     individual and her teaching methods of encouraging students 
     to never give up.
       Her career spanned 75 years with Mrs. Shore submitting her 
     first article to a Minneapolis paper at the age of 11. She 
     began writing her first book at the age of 12. Throughout her 
     career she was an editor at Harper's and a member of the 
     prestigious writing group along with Dorothy Parker at the 
     Algonquin Table in New York. She authored hundreds of short 
     stories, serials and articles for national magazines, as well 
     as book reviews and radio scripts. Shore also authored plays 
     for youth.
       After leaving New York and Minnesota, Mrs. Shore moved to 
     California with her son Steven. She continued to publish 
     books, and with her writing and interviewing skills, quickly 
     became involved with the stars in the Hollywood community.
       Hoping to give her son a better education and home 
     environment, Mrs. Shore moved to Carmel when Steven was a 
     teenager. At the time of her move Shore was already an author 
     of all kinds of fiction, non-fiction and plays and poems. She 
     quickly became an established author and teacher for the 
     Carmel community readily sharing her knowledge of the 
     publishing business and her experience as a writer with her 
     students. Maxine Shore had much to share. A partial listing 
     of books she authored or co-authored in addition to the 
     Captive Princess are: Shipwreck Island, an adventure story 
     for boys which was based on the 19th century diary of Alfred 
     Glendenning who was shipwrecked at the tip of Cape Horn; a 
     biography, Hero of Darien; a biography, Knight of the 
     Wilderness; a historical book for boys, The Slave Who 
     Dreamed; she also ghost-wrote two other published books; and 
     Biography of Balboa.
       Mrs. Shore co-authored, The Destiny Stone, the story of the 
     Stone of Scone with her son Steven. She just completed a book 
     in May on creative writing.
       Mrs. Shore's students have published over 50 books as well 
     as articles, short stories and poems. One student, Mary Ann 
     Taylor also had a serial in Good Housekeeping.
       Her son Steven, plans as a fitting tribute to Mrs. Shore 
     and her long career to publish poems and books not yet in 
     print.

     

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