Jeanne Betancourt

Jeanne Betancourt (born October 2, 1941, in Vermont) is an American author and television script writer best known for her Pony Pals series of books.

Biography

Betancourt was born and raised in rural

She earned a Bachelor of Science in 1964 from the College of St. Joseph the Provider^{[citation needed]} and a Master of Arts degree^{[citation needed]} in film from New York University in 1974.^[2]Women in Focus, her first published work, focuses on her master's degree project.^{[citation needed]}

Betancourt left the Sisters of Saint Joseph and moved to New York City, where she taught public high school.^{[citation needed]} She married and had a daughter, Nicole.^[1] She wrote her first children's book, SMILE! How to cope with braces, in 1982 when her daughter Nicole had braces,^[1] and soon became a full-time author.^{[citation needed]} She later divorced.^[1]

She currently lives either on the top floor of a sixteen-story building near the American Museum of Natural History in New York City or in her home in Connecticut.^[1] In her free time she draws, oil paints, gardens, and reads.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

In television, Betancourt has garnered the National Psychological Award for Excellence in the Media, two

Note: all retrieved from[1] (a complete bibliography)

• Pony Pals series
• My Name is Brain Brian
• Puppy Love
• Home Sweet Home
• The Edge
• Dear Diary
• Cheer USA series
• Ava Tree and the Wishes Three

References

External links

• Autobiography