Polly Curren

Polly Curren
Aliases	Mary Frances Fedosiuk Mary Frances Curren
Relatives	David (Son) Frank Curren (Father) Mary (Dolan) Curren (Mother)
Biographical information
Marital status	Lietenant Colonel George S. Fedosiuk (Deceased)
Date of birth	October 2, 1917
Place of birth	Boston, MA
Date of death	November 7, 2011
Place of death	Jamaica Plain, Boston
Physical description
Gender	Female

Mary Frances Fedosiuk, was born October 2nd, 1917 in Jamaica Plains, Boston, Massachusetts. She is better known amongst Trixie fans by her pen name Polly Curren. She married George S. Fedosiuk in September of 1941.

Curren had a passion for teaching children, and loved telling them stories. However, when Curren lost her hearing after the end of WWII and became fully deaf, she turned to writing as another way to more easily communicate with children.

Curren was a prolific children's book author, and wrote many in her 94 years, including "The Little Red Caboose that Ran Away," "A Family for Sarah Anne," and "The Fantastic Adventures of Wesley Riggs." She also wrote a number of non-fiction books, including books on the history of Boston, and a children's biography of J.F.K.

Curren is credited with writing one book for the series, "The Mystery of the Phantom Grasshopper." However, one obituary claims she may have written more.

Curren attended Russel School of Expression and Literature in Boston, and conducted her own classes there for a time. She wrote from the early 1950s to the late 1970s, of both entertainment and education. Two collections of her works can be found in the University of Oregon and University of Southern Mississippi libraries. Additionally, the University of Southern Mississippi holds a collection of her drafts and letters.

Known Contributions

• The Mystery of the Phantom Grasshopper