Catherine Corley Anderson (March 21, 1909 – December 12, 2001) was an American writer of children's books.
In 1950 she won a second place award at the Midwest Writers Conference for "Nika of Illinois", a story for juveniles about a Native American boy during the time of Father Marquette.
[citation needed] Catherine and Mel founded the Chicago Marionette Company where they worked with high schoolers performing puppet shows.
Sister Beatrice Goes West and Officer O'Malley on the Job were two of her most popular stories.
She also wrote a children's biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and one about President John F.