(1898-04-27)April 27, 1898 Meran, South Tyrol, Austria-Hungary (now Italy)
Died
October 1, 1962(1962-10-01) (aged 64) New York City, United States
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery
Occupation
Writer, illustrator
Nationality
Austrian
Citizenship
Austria-Hungary United States (from 1918)
Genre
Children's picture books
Notable works
Madeline series (1939–1999)
Notable awards
Caldecott Medal 1954
Spouse
Madeleine Bemelmans
Children
Barbara Bemelmans
Relatives
John Bemelmans Marciano (grandson)
Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898 – October 1, 1962[1]) was an Austrian-American writer and illustrator of children's books and adult novels. He is known best for the Madeline picture books. Six were published, the first in 1939.[2]
^Jacobs, Deborah L. (November 27, 2013). "Madeline And The Family Business". Forbes. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
^Cullinan, Bernice E.; Person, Diane Goetz (2005). The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. A&C Black. pp. 76–. ISBN 9780826417787. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
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children. In 1960, she was Miss Clavel in Sol Saks' adaptation of LudwigBemelmans' Madeline for Shirley Temple's Storybook. In 1972, she voiced the character...
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