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Ludwig Bemelmans
Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian-born 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.
BornApril 27, 1898, Meran, South Tyrol, Austria-Hungary (now Italy)
DiedOctober 1, 1962, New York City, United States
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
OccupationWriter, illustrator
NationalityAustrian
CitizenshipAustria-Hungary, United States (from 1918)
GenreChildren's picture books
Notable worksMadeline series (1939–1999)
Notable awardsCaldecott Medal, 1954
SpouseMadeleine Bemelmans
ChildrenBarbara Bemelmans

About Ludwig Bemelmans

Children's Author Ludwig Bemelmans was born in Italy on April 27, 1898. He dies at the age of 64, on October 1, 1962.

This early 20th-century novelist, best known for authoring and illustrating the popular Madeline children's series, also wrote travel and humor novels and collaborated on the screenplay for the 1945 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture Yolanda and the Thief with Jacques Théry and Screenwriter Irving Brecher.

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Ludwig Bemelmans before becoming famous

Ludwig Bemelmans was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1898 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

His tumultuous youth culminated in an incident in which he shot and seriously injured a fellow hotel employee. He moved to America as a result of this tragedy and joined the US Army before becoming a cartoonist and writer.

Achievement of Ludwig Bemelmans

Madeline's Rescue, his second Madeline book, won the Caldecott Medal for illustration.

Ludwig Bemelmans's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

As the son of a Belgian artist father and a German mother, he was born in Meran, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Italy) and grew up in Austria and Germany. Barbara is the daughter of his marriage to Madeleine Freund.

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Ludwig Bemelmans Collabed with

The animated television adaptation of Bemelmans' Madeline stories in the 1990s was narrated by actor Movie Actor Christopher Plummer.

Ludwig Bemelmans Income & Net worth

Ludwig Bemelmans's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a children's author. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Ludwig Bemelmans.

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Latest information about Ludwig Bemelmans updated on March 12 2023.