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Film critic, youth novelist, and screen play author, Gail Rock grew up in Valley, Nebraska and graduated from UNL in 1961. The House Without A Christmas Tree and The Thanksgiving Treasure were first introduced as CBS-TV Specials.
4 primary works • 4 total works. Book 1. The House Without a Christmas Tree. by Gail Rock. 4.08 · 1,315 Ratings · 135 Reviews · published 1974 · 17 editions. In 1946 a ten-year-old girl tries to understand an… Want to Read. Rate it: Book 2. The Thanksgiving Treasure. by Gail Rock. 4.25 · 251 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 1974 · 14 editions.
The House Without a Christmas Tree is a 1972 television movie, novelized into a children's book by Gail Rock in 1974, that centers on the relationship between Adelaide "Addie" Mills , a bright and energetic only child, and her melancholy father, James Addison Mills III (Jason Robards). James had never recovered from the death of his wife Helen ...
Gail Rock is the author of The House Without a Christmas Tree (4.08 avg rating, 1315 ratings, 135 reviews, published 1974), The Thanksgiving Treasure (4....
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Gail Rock. Gail Rock grew up in Valley, Nebraska. After receiving a BA in fine arts from the University of Nebraska, she moved to New York and began a career in journalism. She has worked as a film and TV critic and has done freelance writing for newspapers and magazines.
Jan 1, 1974 · In the summer of 1972, Gail Rock (b. 1940), who was then working with the CBS TV network, was chatting with some Jewish co-workers about the December holidays. Curious about Christmas, they asked her for some of her own Christmas experiences.
Gail Rock grew up in Valley, Nebraska. After receiving a BA in fine arts from the University of Nebraska, she moved to New York and began a career in journalism. She has worked as a film and TV critic and has done freelance writing for newspapers and magazines.
