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Margot Zemach

1931 – 1989

American children's illustrator and writer

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About Margot Zemach

Lived 1931 – 1989 (aged 57). Margot Zemach was an American illustrator, children's writer and writer.

Margot Zemach (November 30, 1931 – May 21, 1989) When she was growing up there during the Great Depression, she used drawing to make people laugh but she never had enough paper. She studied at the Los Angeles County Art Institute and, on a Fulbright Scholarship in 1955–1956, at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in Austria.

As illustrator with other writers

1960, Take a Giant Step, Hannelore Hahn (Little, Brown and Company) 1967, Mazel and Shlimazel, or The Milk of a Lioness, Isaac Bashevis Singer 1968, When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories, by Issac Bashevis Singer 1971, Alone in the Wild Forest, by Issac Bashevis Singer 1972, Simon Boom Gives a Wedding, by Yuri Suhl 1973, The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander (first ed. only) 1976, Naftali the Storyteller and his Horse, Sus: And Other Stories, by Issac Bashevis Singer 1982, The Cat's Elbow and Other Secret Languages, by Alvin Schwartz 1985, The Sign in Mendel's Window, by Mildred Phillips 1987, The Two Foolish Cats: Suggested by a Japanese Folktale, by Yoshiko Uchida 1988, The Chinese Mirror, by Mirra Ginsburg 1988, Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems, by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers 1989, All God's Critters got a Place in the Choir, by Bill Staines

As writer only

2005, Eating Up Gladys, illustrated by Kaethe Zemach

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Awards
Caldecott Medal; Fulbright Scholarship

People in Margot Zemach's life

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Margot Zemach?

American children's illustrator and writer

When was Margot Zemach born?

Margot Zemach was born on 30 November 1931 in Los Angeles.

When did Margot Zemach die?

Margot Zemach died on 21 November 1989 in Berkeley.

What was Margot Zemach's occupation?

Margot Zemach was an illustrator, children's writer and writer.

What nationality was Margot Zemach?

Margot Zemach was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Margot Zemach

· Wikidata: Q4990902

· DBpedia: Margot Zemach

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