Robert McCloskey
Writer, Author
1914 – 2003
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Who was Robert McCloskey?
John Robert McCloskey was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He both wrote and illustrated eight picture books and won two Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association recognizing the year's best-illustrated picture book. Four of those eight books were set in Maine: Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, Time of Wonder, and Burt Dow, Deep-water Man; the last three all on the coast. He was also the writer for Make Way For Ducklings, as well as the illustrator for The Man Who Lost His Head.
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- Born
- Sep 15, 1914
Hamilton - Also known as
- John Robert McCloskey
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Vesper George School of Art
- National Academy of Design
- Lived in
- Maine
- Ohio
- Hamilton
- Died
- Jun 30, 2003
Deer Isle
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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