Marjorie Flack Birthplace: Greenport, NY USA Author Biography Marjorie Flack was born October 23, 1897 in Greenport, New York. She died August 29, 1958. Flack attended the Art Students League and worked as a teacher. The author and her first husband, Karl Larsson, had one daughter, Hilma. Her second husband was William Rose Benet. Flack is best known for her picture books. "Boats on the River" was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1947. Updating Results ...No matching titles were found. Loading...