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Norman Bridwell is an American author and cartoonist best known for the Clifford the Big Red Dog series of children's books. Bridwell was born on February 15, 1928 in Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.) to Leona and Vern Bridwell. He graduated Kokomo High School in 1945 and went on to attend John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana and Cooper Union in New York City. In 1962, Bridwell put together a portfolio and attempted to get a job as an children's book illustrator but was rejected by 15 publishing houses. While at Harper & Row, an editor offhandedly suggested he turn one of his drawings into a story. The drawing was of a horse-sized dog, and the story became Clifford The Big Red Dog. That book spawned over 40 best-selling Clifford books, a TV show, merchandise and a live musical. Bridwell has written and illustrated other successful books including The Witch Next Door and A Tiny…
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Norman Ray Bridwell (February 15, 1928 - December 12, 2014) was an American author and cartoonist best known for the Clifford the Big Red Dog series of children's books.Bio from Wikipedia, the free encylopedia. Photo by Stuart Ramson/InsiderImages for Scholastic [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) ], via Wikimedia Commons.
