death_date birth_place awards nationality name birth_date language spouse article_title education birth_name occupation
march 16 , 1963 sacramento , california * '' waterless mountain '' won the newbery medal american laura adams armer january 12 , 1874 english sidney armer laura adams armer
 california school of design in san francisco laura may adams american writer , novelist and photographer
laura adams armer

laura adams armer -lrb- january 12 , 1874 -- march 16 , 1963 -rrb- was an american artist and writer .
in 1932 , her novel `` waterless mountain '' won the newbery medal .
she was also an early photographer in san francisco , california .
