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Born November 14, 1907 • New York City • New York • (Birthday tomorrow)
Died October 3, 2003 (aged 95) • Boston • Massachusetts
Awards And Honors Caldecott Medal (1970)
Notable Works “Abel’s Island” • “C D B!” • “Doctor De Soto” • “Roland, the Minstrel Pig” • “Shrek!” • “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble” • “The Amazing Bone”
Subjects Of Study Shrek

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