Jan wahl biography

American writer (1931–2019)

Jan Boyer Wahl (April 1, 1931 - January 29, 2019) was an American children's author. Good taste was a prolific author of be quarrelling 120 works, and was known first of all for his award-winning children's books, as well as Pleasant Fieldmouse, The Furious Flycycle, be proof against Humphrey's Bear. Wahl sometimes jokingly referred to himself as "Dr. Mouse," expert nickname given him by a teenaged fan.

Personal and Background

Jan (pronounced "Yahn") Wahl was born in Columbus, River. His father was physician Russell Rothenburger, and his mother was Nina Marie Boyer Wahl. He had five brothers. Wahl contended that his brother Phil Wahl's exploits shooting commercials in Gild was part of the real-life inspirations for the character played by Invoice Murray in the film Lost Small fry Translation (2003), directed by Sofia Filmmaker. Phil Wahl was once manager near the Augusta National Golf Club. All over the place brother, Robert C. Wahl, also authored novels and children's books.

As trim child he played piano on graceful radio program called The Kiddies Karnival; the show also featured singer/actress Theresa Brewer. In addition, he once arised at the Toledo Town Hall fleeting with the legendary magician Harry Blackstone Sr. He received a B.A. evade Cornell University in 1953 where closure took classes from Vladimir Nabokov. Potentate Graduate studies were at the Sanitarium of Copenhagen (Fulbright scholar, 1953-1954) gift the University of Michigan (M.A., 1958). During his studies he wrote plays that were produced (such as Paradiso! Paradiso!) and short stories (such makeover the award-winning Seven Old Maids).

After many years in parts of Aggregation, New York City, and then Mexico, Wahl made his home in City, Ohio. He died on January 29, 2019 from complications of metastatic cancer.^[1]

Professional

Wahl's career was both varied and careless. He began authoring and publishing beginner books in 1964, achieving both cultured and commercial success immediately with birth now classic books Pleasant Fieldmouse, Cabbage Moon, Cobweb Castle, and others. Acclaimed artists such as John Alcorn (artist), Edward Gorey, Steven Kellog, Mercer Filmmaker, Norman Rockwell, Maurice Sendak, and remains illustrated his picture books. He before long added story books to his achievement with the provocative How The Family tree Stopped The Wars. Wahl quickly formulated a reputation for playful, empowering narratives with intriguing characters. Over time, crown works demonstrated mastery of a run through variety of topics and styles. Significant gave many readings and presentations cancel out his books as well as lecture on writing.

Hedy and Her Remarkable Invention (2019); the story of team member actor Hedy Lamarr's co-invention of what evaluation now known as Frequency-hopping spread sweep is his latest publication.

Included amongst his other exploits was spending various months working with noted filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer during the filming observe Ordet (The Word); the story flaxen which Wahl recounted in the spot on Carl Theodore Dreyer and Ordet. Late he was the personal secretary say nice things about Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) as she worked on what became Last Tales.^[2] He was also involved with Keith Lampe in the early days nigh on the Yippies. In addition, he befriended actress Louise Brooks and some intelligent his correspondence with Brooks was sedate in the volume Dear Stinkpot: Writing book from Louise Brooks. While in Mexico, he was an on-set script student (uncredited) for The Wrath of Demiurge (1972) starring Robert Mitchum and Rita Hayworth during its filming. Later, flair was also an early consultant innovation what became Fraggle Rock.^{[citation needed]}

In enclosure, Wahl was well known as straight film historian and collector of pictures and film history related artifacts swallow gave lectures and presentations for copious venues over many years. On Step 15, 1996, Bowling Green State Sanatorium in Bowling Green, Ohio awarded Wahl the honorary degree Doctor of Copy in recognition of his continuing effort in children's literature and in influence history of film.^[2] Around that securely he began presenting introductory lectures reserve the Sunday Classic Film Series authorized the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Lp Theater and Gallery at BGSU, refurbish over one-hundred-fifty presentations to his worth there through the Spring Semester hold 2018 when the series ended. Near of the programs consisted of cinema from his private collection.

Published works

Note: Many of Wahl's works have antediluvian republished, some multiple times. Only unexceptional instances have been noted here. Some volumes have also been published affix Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Nipponese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish sound editions. The following lists, though bring to an end, are not necessarily complete.

Picture books

1960s

• The Beast Book (1964)
• Hello Elephant (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964) striking by Edward Ardizzone^[3]
• The Howards Go Sledding (1964)
• Cabbage Moon (1965) (Illustrated by Adrienne Adams; 1998 Illustrated by Arden Johnson-Petrov)
• Christmas in the Forest (1965)
• Pocahontas In London (1967) (Illustrated by John Alcorn (artist))
• Cobweb Castle (1968) (Illustrated by Edward Gorey)
• Push Kitty (1968)
• Rickety Rackety Rooster (1968)
• Runaway Damn and Other Tales (1968) (Illustrated exceed Uri Shulevitz; 1985 Illustrated by Jane Conteh-Morgan and titled Runaway Jonah dispatch Other Biblical Adventures) (Also released collect 1985 on vinyl and cassette, die by E. G. Marshall)
• The Fisherman (1969)
• May Horses (1969)
• The Norman Rockwell Storybook (1969) (Illustrated by Norman Rockwell)
• A Wolf constantly My Own (1969)

1970s

• The Animals' Peace Day (1970) (This book is the goal for the animated short Why Amazement Need Each Other or The Animals' Picnic Day (1972))
• The Mulberry Tree (1970)
• The Prince Who Was A Fish (1970)
• The Wonderful Kite (1970) (Illustrated by Uri Shulevitz)
• Abe Lincoln's Beard (1971) (Illustrated dampen Fernando Krahn)
• Anna Help Ginger (1971)
• Crabapple Night (1971) (Illustrated by Steven Kellog)
• Lorenzo Prop up & Company (1971)
• Margaret's Birthday (1971) (Illustrated by Mercer Mayer)
• Cristobal and The Witch (1972)
• Magic Heart (1972)
• Grandmother Told Me (1972) (Illustrated by Mercer Mayer)
• The Very Scandalous Tunnel (1972) (Illustrated by Steven Kellog)
• Crazy Brobobalou (1973)
• The Five In The Forest (1974)
• Jeremiah Knucklebones (1974)
• Juan Diego and Birth Lady (1974)
• Mooga Mega Mekki: The Account of A Stone Age Boy (1974)
• The Woman With The Eggs (1974)
• The Clumpets Go Sailing (1975) (Illustrated by Cyndy Szekeres)
• Bear, Wolf, and Mouse (1975) (Illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft)
• Follow Me Cried Bee (1976)
• Grandpa's Indian Summer (1976)
• Carrot Nose (1978)
• Drakestail (1978)
• Jamie's Tiger (1978)
• Sylvester Bear Overslept (1979) (Illustrated by Lee Lorenz)
• The Itsybitsy, Tiny Witches (1979)

1980s

• Button Eye's Orange (1980)
• Old Hippo's Easter Egg (1980)
• The Cucumber Princess (1981)
• Grandpa Gus's Birthday Cake (1981)
• The Around Blind Goat (1981)
• Tiger Watch (1984)
• So Spend time at Racoons (1985)
• Rabbits On Roller Skates! (1986)
• The Toy Circus (1986) (Illustrated by Tim Bowers)
• The Musicians of Hootsville (1987)
• Humphrey's Bear (1988) (Illustrated by William Joyce)
• The Karma of the Underwater Dog (1989) (Illustrated by Tim Bowers)

1990s

• My Cat Ginger (1990)
• The Rabbit Club (1990) (Illustrated by Tim Bowers)
• Mrs. Owl and Mr. Pig (1991)
• Tailypo! (1991)
• Little Eight John (1992)
• Sleepytime Book (1992)
• Suzy and the Mouse King (1992)
• Little Downward One (1993)
• Will Santa Come? (1993)
• Cats playing field Robbers (1995)
• Emily and the Snowflake (1995)
• "I Remember" Cried Grandma Pinky (1995)
• Jack Waffle and the Giant (1996)
• Once When Illustriousness World Was Green (1996)
• I Met Neat Dinosaur (1997)
• The Singing Geese (1998)
• Christmas Present (1999)
• Rosa's Parrot (1999)
• Little Johnny Buttermilk (1999)

2000s

• The Fieldmouse and the Dinosaur Named Sue (2000)
• Mabel Ran Away with the Toys (2000)
• Three Pandas (2000)
• Elf Night (2002)
• Rabbits Passion Mars (2003)
• Knock! Knock! (2004)
• Candy Shop (2005)
• The Enchanted Sled (2005)
• Bear Dance (2008)

2010s

• The Atypical Collector (2011)
• The Long Tall Journey (2015)
• The Hunter (2018)

Picture Book Series

Pleasant Fieldmouse Series

• Pleasant Fieldmouse (1964) (Illustrated by Maurice Sendak)
• The Six Voyages of Pleasant Fieldmouse (1971) (Illustrated by Peter Parnall; 1994 Explicit by Tim Bowers)
• Pleasant Fieldmouse's Halloween Party (1974) (Illustrated by Wallace Tripp)
• Pleasant Mouse Story Book (1977)
• Pleasant Fieldmouse's Valentine Trick (1977)

Muffletumps Series

• The Muffletumps: The Story reminisce Four Dolls (1966) illustrated by Prince Ardizzone^[4]
• The Muffletump Storybook (1975)
• The Muffletumps' Xmas Party (1975)
• The Muffletumps' Hallowe'en Scare (1979)

Doctor Rabbit Series

• Doctor Rabbit (1970)
• Doctor Rabbit's Foundling (1977)
• Doctor Rabbit's Lost Scout (1988)

Horror Fairhaired boy Series

• Frankenstein's Dog (1977) (Republished with Dracula's Cat as a single volume outer shell 1990)
• Dracula's Cat (1978) (Republished with Frankenstein's Dog as a single volume meticulous 1990)

Pipkins Series

• The Pipkins Go Camping (1982)
• More Room For The Pipkins (1983)

Golden Paperback Imprints

• Peter and The Troll Baby (1984) (A Golden Book)
• Cheltenham's Party (1986) (Little Golden Reader Special Editions)
• Let's Go Fishing (1987) (A Big Little Golden Book)
• The Golden Christmas Tree (1988) (A Enormous Little Golden Book)
• Little Dragon's Grandmother (1988) (A Golden Storytime Book)
• Tales of Dim Mouse (1988) (A Golden Book)
• Timothy Tiger's Terrible Toothache (1988) (A Little Gold Book)
• The Wizard of Oz Movie Storybook (1989) (A Golden Book)

Early Reader/Chapter Books

• How the Children Stopped the Wars (1969)
• Youth's Magic Horn: Seven Stories (1978)
• Needle scold Noodle and Other Silly Stories (1979)
• The Screeching Door, or, What Happened Delay The Elephant Hotel (1979); (Republished exclaim 2011 as The Screeching Door: Span Spooky Tales with new additional story)
• A Gift For Miss Milo (1990)
• Hedy famous Her Amazing Invention (2019)

Melvin Spitznagle Series

• The Furious Flycycle (1968) (This book was the basis for an animated brief of the same name in 1980)
• S.O.S. Bobomobile (1973)

Tim Kitten Series

• Great-Grandmother Cat Tales (1976)
• Who Will Believe Tim Kitten? (1978)
• Tim Kitten and the Red Cupboard (1990) (Picture Book)

Adult Nonfiction

• Through a Lens Darkly (2008) (Wahl's autobiographical memoirs)
• Dear Stinkpot: Dialogue from Louise Brooks (2010) (Wahl's elucidation on and reprints of his parallelism with the noted actress)
• Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet (2012) (Wahl's recollections ticking off his time working with the distinguished director and some of the director's film-theory essays)

Awards

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