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Alexander Key was born in 1904 in LaPlatte, Maryland to Alexander Hill and Charlotte (Ryder) Key. The family soon moved to Florida, where he spent the next 6 years of his life. His father owned a sawmill and cotton gin, both of which were burned by night riders shortly before his father's death when Key was about six.
Alexander Key was born in La Plata, Maryland on September 21, 1904 and was an American science fiction writer, which were mostly aimed at a younger audience. Before he was known as a writer, he was a nationally known illustrator. Between 1921 and 1923, he went to the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois. He died in the year 1979.
Escape to Witch Mountain. by. Alexander Key. 3.90 avg rating — 3,580 ratings — published 1968 — 29 editions. Want to Read. saving…. Want to Read. Currently Reading. Read.
After he began writing novels for young people, he moved his family to the North Carolina mountains, and most of his books include that wild and rugged landscape. His novel Escape to Witch Mountain was made into a popular film in 1975 and again in 1995. His novel The Incredible Tide became a popular anime series, Future Boy Conan.
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Escape to Witch Mountain is a science fiction novel written by Alexander Key in 1968. [ 1] It was adapted for film by Disney as Escape to Witch Mountain in 1975 which spawned the Witch Mountain franchise. The novel was illustrated by Leon B. Wisdom, Jr. and originally published in 1968 by the Westminster Press in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Though Alexander Key was born in Maryland, he looks upon Florida as his native state. His people were early settlers there, and his childhood was spent on the famous Suwannee River. With the youthful dream of becoming a painter, he studied at the Chicago Art Institute, but it was long before his ambition was realized.
