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Eileen Douglas
A former broadcast journalist and documentary filmmaker, she brought a reporter’s eye and a warm, personal voice to stories for both children and adults. Her work ranges from a compassionate book about grief to films and writing shaped by family history and memory.
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Brother Francis; Or, Less than the Least
by Eileen Douglas
About the author
She worked as a broadcast journalist before moving into independent documentary filmmaking, including work as a former 1010 WINS New York anchor-reporter and a correspondent for ABC TV's Lifetime Magazine.
She is the author of Rachel and the Upside Down Heart, a true story for children about loss and healing, first published in 1990. She also wrote Brother Francis; Or, Less than the Least, a life of Francis of Assisi.
Her nonfiction film work includes co-producing My Grandfather's House and Luboml: My Heart Remembers. Across her books and documentaries, her work often centers on memory, family, faith, and the emotional lives behind real events.