Mary Wright Sewell Mary Wright Sewell Mary Wright Sewell (; 6 April 1797 – 10 June 1884) was an English poet and children's author. Though popular for writing juvenile bestsellers in her day, she is better known today as the mother of Anna Sewell, the author of "Black Beauty". Mary was born into the Quaker faith in 1797, and she married Isaac Sewell on the 15 June 1819 at Lamas in Norfolk. Her daughter Anna was born in 1820 and her son Philip two years later. Her husband Isaac had a number of ill-advised businesses and he declared himself bankrupt after his son
Anna Theresa Cascio Anna Theresa Cascio Anna Theresa Cascio (born November 7, 1955), sometimes billed as Anna Cascio, is an American writer. She has written plays and for television, particularly for soap operas. "All My Children" "As the World Turns" "One Life to Live" "General Hospital" "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" In 1988-89, the Manhattan Class Company performed her "Bikini Snow" Off-Off-Broadway and En Garde Arts presented her play "Minny and the James Boys" A scene from her play "June 8, 1968" was included in the book "Duo!: Best Scenes for the 90's". Her play "Crystal" was "critically acclaimed" and premiered