Robert McCloskey
- January 10, 2024
- Children's Author
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Robert McCloskey |
| Occupation | Children's Author |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 15, 1914(1914-09-15) |
| Age | 110 |
| Date Of Death | 2003-06-30 |
| Birthplace | Hamilton |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Ohio |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Robert McCloskey Biography
| Name | Robert McCloskey |
| Birthday | Sep 15 |
| Birth Year | 1914 |
| Place Of Birth | Hamilton |
| Home Town | Ohio |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Children(s) | Sally, Jane |
Robert McCloskey is one of the most popular and richest Children's Author who was born on September 15, 1914 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. This famous illustrator and writer is remembered for his children’s books such as Blueberries for Sal, Time of Wonder and Make Way for Ducklings. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1942 and 1957.
He worked with fellow artist He collaborated with fellow artist Charles Dana Gibson on the illustrations for author Bob Davis’ 1942 children’s book, Tree Toad: Adventures of the Kid Brother. to create the illustrations for Bob Davis’ 1942 children’s book Tree Toad: Adventures of the Kid Brother.
He was born in Hamilton, Ohio and moved to Deer Isle, Maine, as a teenager. He married Peggy Durand, and they had two daughters named Jane or Sally.
Robert McCloskey Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Children's Author |
| House | Living in own house. |
Robert McCloskey is one of the richest Children's Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert McCloskey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Before illustrating and writing his first children’s book, Lentil (which he illustrated), he studied at the Vesper George Art School, Boston, and the National Academy of Design, New York.
His Russian translations of the Homer Price children’s book were very popular with Soviet readers in 1970s.
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Facts & Trivia
Robert Ranked on the list of most popular Children's Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Robert McCloskey celebrates birthday on September 15 of every year.
Where did McCloskey live in Maine?
Deer Isle , where McCloskey lived before his death in 2003 at the age of 88, is now accessible by car.
Did McCloskey illustrate his own books?
A small-town boy with a gift for keen observation, Mr. McCloskey wrote and illustrated only eight books, all for Viking Children’s Books, and illustrated 10 by other authors, including Ruth Sawyer , whose daughter, Margaret Durand, a children’s librarian, he married in 1940. ”I’m not prolific,” he once said.
What was Robert McCloskey's first book?
In Hamilton, Ohio, McCloskey’s hometown, another sculpture by Schön, installed in 2002, depicts a boy and dog from McCloskey’s first book, Lentil , published in 1940. McCloskey named the boy Lentil, but in a competition among schoolchildren the dog was given the name Harmony.
Where is Robert McCloskey from?
Hamilton, OH
Where does time of wonder take place?
Time of Wonder is a 1957 children’s book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey that won the Caldecott Medal in 1958. The book tells the story of a family’s summer on a Maine island overlooking Penobscot Bay , filled with bright images and simple alliteration.