She married Dennis Flanagan, editor of Scientific American, in 1965. She designed dozens of dust jackets for books, including the first edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic A Wrinkle in Time. Raskin was also an accomplished graphic artist. She received the 1979 Newbery Medal for her 1978 book, The Westing Game. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. Ellen Raskin was a writer, illustrator, and designer. Raskin died at the age of 56 on August 8, 1984, in New York City due to complications from connective tissue disease.
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