Eve Merriam Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA USA Author Biography Eve Merriam was born July 19, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She died in New York City in 1992. Merriam attended Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University. She worked as a copywriter, a network radio writer and an editor. Later in life she was a teacher at City College. Merriam is best known for her poetry and picture books. Updating Results ...No matching titles were found. Loading...