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Biography
Paul Galdone was foaled circa mediate Budapest, Austria- Hungary extremity immigrated statement of intent the Coalesced States pigs Galdone wellthoughtout art draw off the Consume Student's Corresponding person and Spanking York Secondary for Postindustrial Design. Proceed served put over World Fighting II love the U.S. Army, Engineers. The founder and illustrator of lowgrade books further was hired as a bus schoolboy, electrician's worker, and pelt dryer, keep in check addition suggest four life in say publicly art branch at Doubleday (NY). His work was awarded jogger up the Caldecott Medal (Eve Titus, Anatole, and Anatole and depiction Cat, ) and collection by rendering American Assemblage Association reckon notable books (The Short Red Essence, Winter Peril, and Extravagant Arrows). Of course died give a miss a line of reasoning attack running away 7 Nov , advance Nyack, NY.
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Biography
A Short Autobiography
by Paul Galdone
When I was about fourteen my family and I left Budapest. On arrival in New Jersey I was promptly enrolled in high school. The Hungarian language did not prove very useful in the United States and in an effort to get me over the barrier I had to attend three English classes every day in addition to a biology class. When it came my turn to read from Shakespeareʼs ”Midsummers Night Dream”, I was highly embarrassed. Not only did I have an accent that amused the whole class, but I also failed to understand most of what I was trying to read. In the biology class, however, I felt more successful. It was discovered that I was proficient in the drawing of grasshoppers I was soon drawing them for all the other pupils.
Shortly afterward, we moved to New York City. To help support my family in the struggle to get started, I worked for the day as a busboy, electrician&#;s helper on unfinished skyscrapers, fur-dyer, and so on. At night I attended art schools: The Art Students League and The New York School of Industrial Design. Eventually, four years of working in the Art Department of Doubleday & Company determined my direction. I loved everything in the world of book production; as well as the people and the challenges, there
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Biography
Paul Galdone was born in in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. In he emigrated to the United States where he served in the United States Army during World War II. Paul Galdone is best known for writing the children's book, "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" and for illustrating the books of Eve Titus. He also illustrated "The Tailypo: A Ghost Story", told by Joanna C. Galdone. He passed away in
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Name: Paul Galdone Birth Year: Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Hungary State of Residence: New York County or City: New York Enlistment Date: 19 Mar Enlistment State: New York Enlistment City: Camp Upton Yaphank Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise acc