Blossom Elfman

American novelist

Blossom Elfman

Born| Clare Bernstein
(1925-11-04)November 4, 1925
Died| April 10, 2017(2017-04-10) (aged 91)
Occupation| Novelist
Nationality| American
Spouse|

Milton Elfman

(m. 1948; died 2001)​

Children| Richard Elfman
Danny Elfman

Clare "Blossom" Elfman (née Bernstein; November 4, 1925 – April 10, 2017[1]) was an American novelist.

## Biography

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Clare (nickname, "Blossom") Bernstein was born November 4, 1925. Writing as Clare Elfman, she was senior literary editor of Buzzine (owned and operated by her son, Richard Elfman). She also wrote theater and book reviews and did interviews.

Her husband was Milton Elfman (1915–2001); they were married for 53 years until his death in 2001.[2] She had two children: writer, director,and publisher Richard Elfman; and musician, composer, actor, and voice actor Danny Elfman. Their family is Jewish.[3]

The Elfman novel The Girls of Huntington House was adapted as a film and the adaptation of her later book I Think I'm Having a Baby received an Emmy as a television movie.[4]

## Bibliography

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* The Girls of Huntington House (1972)
* A House for Jonnie O. (1977)
* The Sister Act (1979)
* The Butterfly Girl (1980)
* Return of Whistler (1982)
* I Think I'm Having a Baby (1982)
* The Strawberry Fields of Heaven (1983)
* The Haunted Heart (1987)
* Love Me Deadly (1989)
* Tell Me No Lies (Mike and Ally Mystery, No 2) (1989)
* The Ghost-Sitter (Mike and Ally Mystery, No 3) (1990)
* The Curse of the Dancing Doll (Mike and Ally Mystery) (1991)
* The Case of the Pederast's Wife (2005)[5]

### Film

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* The Girls of Huntington House (1973)
* CBS Afternoon Playhouse: I Think I'm Having a Baby (1981)

## Awards

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* The Girls of Huntington House, winner, the "ALA Best Book for Young Adults Award", 1972
* A House for Jonnie O., winner, the ALA Best Book for Young Adults Award, 1977[6]
* CBS Afternoon Playhouse: I Think I'm Having a Baby, winner, a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming"

## External links

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* Blossom Elfman at IMDb

## References

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1. ^ "Richard Elfman". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
2. ^ "Blossom Elfman profile at". imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
3. ^ "Interview: Danny Elfman". The Jewish Chronicle. March 4, 2010. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
4. ^ "CBS Afternoon Playhouse - IMDb".
5. ^ "Books by Blossom Elfman". Allbookstores.com. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
6. ^ Profile, librarything.com; accessed February 10, 2018.

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* Germany
* United States
* Netherlands

*[m.]: married