Here Are Some Interesting
Artists and Authors and Musicians
Artists and Authors and Musicians
Verna Aardema
1911-2000 children’s author: Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain |
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Alma Flor Ada
January 3, 1938- Cuban-American children's author: Dear Peter Rabbit |
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Alvin Ailey
January 5, 1931-December 1, 1989 American dancer and choreographer |
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Louisa May
Alcott
November 29, 1832-March 6, 1888 author: Little Women |
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Alicia Alonso
1921-
Cuban ballerina
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Maya Angelou
1928-
author, poet,
educator
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Frank Asch
August 6, 1946- American children's author and illustrator: Moon Bear series |
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Johann
Sebastian Bach
March 21, 1685-July 28, 1750 German composer |
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Josephine Baker
3 June 1906 –
12 April 1975
American dancer
who lived in France
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Katharine Lee
Bates
1859-1929 American poet: |
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Ludwig Van
Beethoven
December 16, 1770-March 26, 1827 German composer |
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Edwin Binney
American art collector
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Margaret
Bourke-White
June 14, 1904-August 27, 1971 American photographer |
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Marc Brown
November 25, 1946- American children's author and illustrator: Arthur series |
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Eve Bunting
December 19, 1928- Irish-American children's author |
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Randolph
Caldecott
1846-1890
British
illustrator who influenced children’s books
Caldecott Award
for outstanding American illustrations is named for him
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Johnny Cash
February 26,
1932 – September 12, 2003
American
country music star
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Mary Cassatt
May 22, 1844-June 14, 1926 American painter |
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Coco Chanel
1883-1971
French fashion
designer
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Ray Charles
September 23, 1930-June 10, 2004 American singer and pianist |
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Julia Child
August 15,
1912 – August 13, 2004
American chef
who revolutionized cooking
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Beverly Cleary
April 12, 1916- American children's author: Ramona series |
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Roald Dahl
September 13, 1916-November 23, 1990 English children's author: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
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Paula Danziger
August 18, 1944-July 8, 2004 American children's author: Amber Brown series |
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Tomie dePaola
September 15, 1934- American children's author and illustrator: Strega Nona |
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Kate DiCamillo
March 25, 1964- American children's author: Because of Winn-Dixie |
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Emily Dickinson
December 10, 1830-May 15, 1886 American poet |
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Charles Dickens
February 7, 1812-June 9, 1870 English author: A Christmas Carol |
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Walt Disney
December 5, 1901-December 15, 1966 American animator and motion picture executive |
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Lois Ehlert
November 9, 1934- American children's author and illustrator: Go Away Big Green Monster |
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Duke Ellington
April 29, 1899-May 24, 1974 American band leader and composer |
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Gloria Estefan
September 1, 1957- Cuban-American singer and songwriter |
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Ella Fitzgerald
April 25, 1917-June 15, 1996 American jazz singer |
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Sid
Fleischman
1920- American author: The Whipping Boy |
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Jean Fritz
November 16, 1915- American children's author: Homesick |
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Robert Frost
March 26,
1874 – January 29, 1963
American poet
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Gabriel Garcia
Marquez
1928- Colombian author |
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Jean Craighead
George
July 2, 1919- American children's author and illustrator: My Side of the Mountain |
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George Gershwin
September 26, 1898-July 11, 1937 American composer |
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Paul Goble
September 27, 1933- English children's author and illustrator |
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The Brothers
Grimm
Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm January 4, 1785-September 20, 1863 and February 24, 1786-December 16, 1859 German fairy tale storytellers |
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Woody Guthrie
July 14, 1912-October 3, 1967 American folk singer and songwriter: This Land is Your Land |
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Dan Gutman
October 19, 1955- American children's author: |
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Franz Joseph
Haydn
31 March 1732- 31 May 1809 Austrian composer |
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Jim Henson
September 24, 1936-May 16, 1990 American puppeteer and creator of |
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Audrey Hepburn
1929-1993
British actress
and fashion icon
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Billie Holiday
April 7, 1915 –
July 17, 1959
American jazz
singer
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Lee Bennett
Hopkins
April 13, 1938- American children's poet |
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James Howe
August 2, 1946- American children's author: Bunnicula |
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Langston Hughes
February 1, 1902-May 22, 1967 American poet, novelist, short story writer and playwright |
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Zora Neale
Hurston
January 7, 1891-January 28, 1960 American novelist and folklorist |
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Scott Joplin
November 24, 1868-April 4, 1919 American jazz pianist and composer |
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Frida Kahlo
July 7, 1907-July 13, 1954 Mexican painter |
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Ezra Jack Keats
March 11, 1916-May 6, 1983 American children's author and illustrator: Snowy Day |
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Peg Kehret
November 11, 1936- American children's author: Earthquake Terror |
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Jeff Kinney
1971-
American author
of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Francis Scott
Key
August 1, 1779-January 11, 1843 American poet: Star-Spangled Banner |
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Dorothea Lange
May 25, 1895-October 11, 1965 American photographer |
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Jacob Lawrence
September 7, 1917-June 9, 2000 American painter |
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John Lennon
October 9, 1940-December 8, 1980 English singer and songwriter: Imagine |
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Leonardo da
Vinci
April 15, 1452-May 2, 1519 Italian artist and scientist |
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Helen Lester
author of the
Tacky the Penguin books
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Gail Carson
Levine
September 17, 1947- American children's author: Ella Enchanted |
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Jack London
January 12, 1876-November 22, 1916 American novelist and short story writer: White Fang |
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Lois Lowry
March 20, 1937- American young adult novelist: The Giver |
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George Lucas
May 14, 1944-
Filmmaker and
creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones
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Patricia
MacLachlan
March 3, 1938- American children's author: |
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Margaret Mahy
March 21, 1936- |
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Rafe Martin
January 22, 1946- American storyteller and children's author: Rough-Faced Girl |
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Thomas W.
Martin
May 28, 1909-May 14, 1984 librettist and conductor |
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Michelangelo
1573-July 18, 1610 Italian painter |
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A.A. Milne
January 18, 1882-January 20, 1961 English children's author: Winnie-the-Pooh |
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Amadeus Mozart
January 27, 1756-December 5, 1791 Austrian composer |
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Phyllis
Reynolds Naylor
January 4, 1933- American children's author: Boys Start the War |
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Laura Numeroff
July 14, 1953- American children's author and illustrator: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie |
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Georgia O’Keefe
November 15, 1887-March 6, 1986 American painter |
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George E. Ohr
July 12,
1857 – April 7, 1918
American potter
from Biloxi, MS
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Mary Pope
Osborne
May 20, 1949- American children's author: Magic Tree House series |
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Jerry Pallotta
March 26, 1953 Children’s author: The Icky Bug Alphabet Book |
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Barbara Park
April 21, 1947 American author: Junie B. Jones |
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Gary Paulsen
May 17, 1939- American children's author: Hatchet |
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Bill Peet
January 29, 1915- American children's author and illustrator: Eli |
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Selena Perez
April 16, 1971-March 31, 1995 American singer |
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Pablo Picasso
October 25, 1881-April 8, 1973 Spanish painter |
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Dav Pilkey
1966-
American author
of Captain Underpants
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Daniel
Pinkwater
November 15, 1941- American illustrator and children's author: Fat Men from Space |
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Horace Pippin
February 22,
1888 – July 6, 1946
African-American
painter
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Jackson Pollock
January 28, 1912-August 11, 1956 American painter |
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Patricia
Polacco
July 11, 1941- American children's author and illustrator: Thank You Mr. Falker |
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Beatrix Potter
1866-December 22, 1943 English children's author and illustrator: Peter Rabbit |
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Leontyne Price
February 10, 1927- American opera singer |
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Tito Puente
April 20, 1923
– June 1, 2000
Latin American
Mambo musician
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Redoute
July 10, 1759-June 20, 1840 French botanical painter |
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H.A. Rey
September 16, 1898-August 26, 1977 American children's author and illustrator: Curious George |
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Peter Roget
18 January 1779
– 12 September 1869
British lexicographer
who created the Thesaurus
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Henri Rousseau
1844-1910
Self-taught
French artist famous for his jungle paintings
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Cynthia Rylant
June 6, 1954- American children's author: Henry and Mudge |
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Louis Sachar
March 20, 1954- American children's author: |
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Carl Sandburg
January 6, 1878-July 22, 1967 poet |
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Richard Scarry
June 5, 1919-April 30, 1994 American children's author and illustrator: Busy Town series |
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Charles M.
Schulz
November 26, 1922-February 12, 2000 American cartoonist: Peanuts |
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Jon Scieszka
American author
of children’s books including True Story of the Three Little Pigs; Stinky
Cheese Man; and Time Warp Trio
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Maurice Sendak
June 10, 1928- American children's author and illustrator: Where the Wild Things Are |
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Dr. Seuss
March 2, 1904-September 24, 1991 American children's author and illustrator: Cat in the Hat |
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William
Shakespeare
April 23, 1564-April 23, 1616 English dramatist and poet |
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Shel
Silverstein
1932-May 10, 1999 American cartoonist, songwriter and children's author: Where the Sidewalk Ends |
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Lemony Snicket
1970- American novelist and children's author: Series of Unfortunate Events |
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John Philip
Sousa
November 6, 1854-March 6, 1932 American conductor and composer |
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Jerry Spinelli
February 1, 1941- American children's author: Maniac Magee |
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John Steptoe
September 14, 1950-August 28, 1989 American children's author and illustrator |
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Robert Louis
Stevenson
November 13, 1850-December 4, 1894 Scottish writer: |
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James Stevenson
July 11, 1929- American children's author, cartoonist and illustrator |
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William Steig
November 14, 1907-October 3, 2003 American illustrator and children's author: Shrek |
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Mark Twain
November 30, 1835-April 21, 1910 American novelist, humorist and travel writer: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
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Vincent Van
Gogh
March 30, 1853-July 29, 1890 Dutch painter |
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Chris Van
Allsburg
June 18, 1949- American children's author and illustrator: Polar Express |
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Andy Warhol
1928-1987
American “pop”
artist
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Noah Webster
1758-1843
creator of the
American dictionary
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Phillis
Wheatley
1753-December 5, 1784 American poet |
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E.B. White
July 11, 1899-October 1, 1985 American children's author: |
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David Wiesner
February 5, 1956- American illustrator and children's author: Tuesday |
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Laura Ingalls
Wilder
February 7, 1867-February 10, 1957 American children's and young adult author: Little House on the Prairie |
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William Carlos
Williams
1883-1963 American poet and physician |
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Patience Wright
1725-1786
American
sculptor turned spy
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Jane Yolen
February 11, 1939- American children's author and young adult novelist: Wizard's Hall |
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