John and Elizabeth Sherrill

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rdf:langString John Lewis Sherrill (August 2, 1923, Covington, Tennessee - December 2, 2017) and Elizabeth "Tib" Sherrill (born February 14, 1928, Hollywood, California) are Christian writers. They have co-authored a number of best-selling books, including: * God's Smuggler with Brother Andrew * The Hiding Place with Corrie ten Boom * The Cross and the Switchblade with David Wilkerson From 1944 to 1951 John Sherrill was a freelance writer in Europe. John Sherrill and Elizabeth Schindler met aboard a ship on their way to Europe and were married in Geneva, Switzerland in December 1947. From 1947 to 1963 Elizabeth was a freelance writer for magazines. In 1970 they founded a publishing company, Chosen Books, dedicated to searching "the world for books that would have two criteria. They would be interesting. They would be helpful." Their first title was The Hiding Place". Elizabeth has authored more than 30 books - many co-written with her husband. Some of these books have been translated into more than 40 languages. Elizabeth Sherrill has three children: John Scott Sherrill, Donn Sherrill, and Elizabeth Flint. She resides in Hingham, Massachusetts. John Sherrill died on December 2, 2017, aged 94.