Joan Claire Graham Biography

Joan Claire Graham is a songwriter, playwright, publisher, editor, and writer. Among other literary endeavors, she is known for her chronicling of Minnesota history.

Joan Claire Graham Age

Joan Graham was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States on November 21, 1945. She was born in 73 years as of 2018.

Joan Claire Graham Family

Born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, she grew up in a middle-class home in Albert Lea. Her father was a union worker at Wilson & Co., a meat processing plant, (which at one time was the largest employer in Albert Lea)Her mother was a special education teacher. She was also among the first special education teachers to work with students who would have otherwise been institutionalized.

Graham graduated from Winona State University.

Joan Claire Graham Height

She has a height of 6 feet 6 inches. However, her weight and other body measurements are still under review.

Joan Claire Graham Career

Joan Co-directed, playwrote and song wrote for the Children’s Musical Theatre Production Workshop in Los Angeles from 1987 to 1992.
From 1967 to 2003, she was a Teacher in Minnesota, California, and Maryland.
Additionally, she was writer, Editor, and Co-founder of Graham Megyeri Books. This was a micro-press that specializes in Minnesota historical non-fiction, such as the Minnesota Memories series of 7 books, A Boy From C-11, Austin Remembers, Albert Lea Remembers, and Crackers and Milk.
Graham was also a Playwright and lyricist for Tales of Two Counties, a Minnesota Sesquicentennial Project.

Minnesota Memories, Albert Lea Remembers, Austin Remembers

Joan traveled throughout Minnesota collecting hundreds of true stories. The stories were published in Minnesota Memories, Austin Remembers, and Albert Lea Remembers. Some have a historic scope, while others are humorous, heartwarming, reflective, unusual or tragic. All provide a look into the lives of real Minnesota people. Most contributors were writers who had not previously published stories.

A Boy from C11

Joan edited A Boy from C11, which is a story written by Harvey Ronglien, who grew up at the Minnesota State Public School Orphanage in Owatonna, Minnesota.

Tales of Two Counties

This book; Tales of Two Counties was written and produced by Joan Claire Graham. Music for this production was done by Tom Shelton. Graham took stories from Albert Lea Remembers and Austin Remembers and edited them down into a show which featured community actors doing dramatic readings of the stories.
After several stories, the actors sang songs which featured themes from the stories. Tales of Two Counties was funded, in part, by a grant from the Minnesota State Sesquicentennial Committee.

Joan Claire Graham Net Worth

From her writing, she has gathered up quite a notable amount of net worth. It is estimated to be around $12 Million.

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