About Alfred Skrenda
Lived 1897 – 1978 (aged 80–81). Alfred Skrenda was an illustrator.
Illustration for The Boy Allies Under the Sea, published by A. L. Burt in 1916 Alfred George Skrenda (1897–1978) was an American illustrator, particularly of book dust jackets. which Writer's Digest called a "handy and inexpensive" addition to a feature writer's reference library. In 1934, Skrenda and Juergens co-authored the picture book Minute Wonders of the World, which he also illustrated. The Christian Science Monitor called Minute Wonders of the World "a combination geography guide-encyclopedia which every member of the family will be interested in", and noted that each of the 144 natural and man-made "wonders" highlighted in the book had a dedicated page with an illustration and a small map.
In 1939, he created a cover for Alexandre Dumas' The Man in the Iron Mask to tie in with the film version released that year.
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Who was Alfred Skrenda?
American illustrator
When was Alfred Skrenda born?
Alfred Skrenda was born in 1897.
When did Alfred Skrenda die?
Alfred Skrenda died in 1978.
What was Alfred Skrenda's occupation?
Alfred Skrenda was an illustrator.
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