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Ludwig Bemelmans (1898–1962)

Autore di Madeline

81+ opere 25,702 membri 475 recensioni 8 preferito

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Ludwig Bemelmans, April 27, 1898 - October 1, 1962 Ludwig Bemelmans was born on April 27, 1898 in Meran, then Austria. At the age of eight, his parents divorced and he moved with his mother to Regensburg, Germany. He was enrolled into various public and private schools and failed out of most of mostra altro them. At the age of twelve, unsure of what else to do with him, Bemelmans was apprenticed to an uncle in the hotel business and proceeded to go through many jobs, being repeatedly dismissed. After supposedly shooting and almost killing a waiter, his family gave him the ultimatum of reform school or emigration to the United States. He arrived in America in 1914 with reference letters from his uncle to various hotel managers in New York. Bemelmans obtained a job as a waiter in the Ritz-Carlton, but left that job to join the Army in 1917. In the Army, he worked with German speaking recruits and as a military hospital guard. In 1918, Bemelmans became a naturalized citizen, returning to hotel and restaurant work a year later, eventually opening his own restaurant. In the 1934, at the suggestion of one of his friends, Bemelmans began to write, producing his first children's book, "Hansi." He was best known though, for his series of books about the little french girl, "Madeline," which is still a childhood favorite. "Madeline's Rescue," the second book in the series, won the Caldecott Medal in 1953. His first book for adults was entitled, "My War with the United States" and was a diary of his experiences in the service during World War I. In fact, Bemelmans usually wrote his books based on his life experiences, such as "Life Class" and "Hotel Splendide," about his life as a restaurateur, his travels to Ecuador and Italy appeared in "The Donkey Inside" and "Italian Holiday," and his brief stint as a screenwriter in Hollywood was the basis for "Dirty Eddie." Bemelmans wrote about a book or two a year and was a contributor to Town and Country and Horizon, as well as a cover illustrator for The New Yorker. In his later years, Bemelmans enjoyed some small fame from painting, with some of his work appearing in various galleries. Ludwig Bemelmans died of pancreatic cancer in New York on October 1, 1962. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

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Opere di Ludwig Bemelmans

Madeline (1939) 10,751 copie
Madeline's Rescue (1953) 4,243 copie
Madeline in London (1961) 2,156 copie
Madeline and the Bad Hat (1956) 2,086 copie
Madeline's Christmas (1985) 1,733 copie
Madeline and the Gypsies (1959) 1,317 copie
Mad about Madeline (1993) 1,160 copie
Hotel Bemelmans (1946) 221 copie
Clienti in marsina (1941) 139 copie
La Bonne Table (1964) 121 copie
Madeline Pop-up Book (1987) 83 copie
How to Travel Incognito (1951) 78 copie
The Golden Basket (1936) 49 copie
The Blue Danube (1945) 40 copie
Father, Dear Father (1953) 38 copie
Rosebud (1993) 37 copie
The donkey inside (1941) 35 copie
Hansi (1934) 33 copie
Sunshine (1950) 33 copie
Life Class (1938) 32 copie
Madeline Paper Dolls (1994) 31 copie
Parsley (1955) 31 copie
My Life in Art (1958) 28 copie
Dirty Eddie (1947) 28 copie
The high world (1954) 22 copie
Small Beer (1939) 18 copie
On Board Noah's Ark (1962) 17 copie
The woman of my life (1957) 16 copie
The Happy Place (1952) 13 copie
Holiday in France (1957) 11 copie
Quito Express (1938) 11 copie
The Eye of God (1949) 11 copie
Welcome home! (1960) 9 copie
Madeline's House (1989) 8 copie
The Castle Number Nine (1937) 6 copie
Madeline in Texas (1999) 6 copie
Marina (1962) 5 copie
Fifi (1940) 4 copie
Love From Madeline (2021) 4 copie
Madeline's 123 (2022) 3 copie
Madeline's ABCs (2022) 3 copie
Cerfoglio (1778) 3 copie
Putzi 2 copie
Madeline's Seasons (2023) 1 copia

Opere correlate

Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow (1952) — Collaboratore — 442 copie
Fifty Great American Short Stories (1965) — Collaboratore — 438 copie
Wonderful Town: New York Stories from The New Yorker (2000) — Collaboratore — 356 copie
Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology (2004) — Collaboratore — 298 copie
A Treasury of Short Stories (1947) — Collaboratore — 295 copie
The Penguin Book of Classic Children's Characters (1997) — Collaboratore — 91 copie
Told Under the Christmas Tree (1941) — Collaboratore — 82 copie
Madeline: il film (1998) — Original book — 70 copie
55 Short Stories from The New Yorker, 1940 to 1950 (1949) — Collaboratore — 59 copie
Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humour (1982) — Collaboratore — 56 copie
The Bedside Tales: A Gay Collection (1945) — Collaboratore — 46 copie
The Big Book of Favorite Dog Stories (1964) — Collaboratore — 29 copie
Vogue's First Reader (1942) — Collaboratore — 27 copie
Great Short Stories of the World (1965) — Collaboratore — 26 copie
Madeline: Lost in Paris [1999 film] (1999) — Original book — 14 copie
The Story Pocket Book (1944) — Collaboratore — 13 copie
Time to Be Young: Great Stories of the Growing Years (1945) — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Writing Books for Boys and Girls (1952) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni5 copie
The Fireside Treasury of Modern Humor (1963) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Madeline's Rescue [1990 TV movie] (1992) — Illustratore — 5 copie
The Best American Short Stories 1942 (1942) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
Madeline's Christmas [1990 TV movie] (2005) — Original book — 4 copie
The Bathroom Reader (1946) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Die schönsten Hunde-Geschichten (1978) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Madeline and the Toy Factory [1993 TV episode] (1998) — Illustratore — 2 copie
15 Great Stories of Today (1946) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
The Avon Annual: 18 Great Story of Today (1944) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Madeline [1960 Shirley Temple Storybook TV episode] (1960) — Original book — 1 copia

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Informazioni generali

Data di nascita
1898-04-27
Data di morte
1962-10-01
Luogo di sepoltura
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
USA
Nazione (per mappa)
USA
Luogo di nascita
Meran, Austria-Hungary
Luogo di morte
New York, New York, USA
Causa della morte
cancer
Luogo di residenza
Merano, Austria
Regensburg, Germany
New York, New York, USA
Attività lavorative
hotel work
artist
writer
illustrator
Restaurateur
Relazioni
Marciano, John Bemelmans (grandson)
Premi e riconoscimenti
Caldecott Medal

Utenti

Recensioni

While reading this I thought that when it came to writing a review I would say simply that it was charming because both the stories and his drawings are simply charming and that sums it up well.
If I had read this before I published my own memoir (No Regrets: A Life in Catalonia), this would have been an inspiration because I also tell a variety of stories, and hopefully with some wit and humor.
 
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dvoratreis | 2 altre recensioni | May 22, 2024 |
Independent Reading Level: Grades K - 2nd
Awards: Caldecott Honor (1940)
The New York Public Library's 100 Great Children's Books, 100 Years
 
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DFountain58 | 258 altre recensioni | Apr 29, 2024 |
The is the first book I've read in the series regarding Madeline. I'll be sure to read more. In this rhyming book, Madelne's adventure includes the story of 12 little girls walking the two straight lines, leaving the house at half past nine.

Madeline, living in Paris, France is the smallest, fell from the wall and was rescued by a dog. The dog became part of the every day life of the group of the girls and their Mistress who took care of them. When a huge snow storm occurred, Lord Cucuface that the dog was a perfect disgrace and ushered him out the door into the snow.

The hunt for the dog was fruitless, and at night finally he was found. The 12 girls continued to argue regarding who would have the dog sleep with them. If they did not stop fighting the dog would need to leave. As the Mistress who previously made the dog stay outside discovered, there was a litter of puppies awaiting their dog.

All were more than happy as each little girl had her own dog to walk and pet all day and night long.

I liked the snappy poetic rhyming of the story!
… (altro)
 
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Whisper1 | 85 altre recensioni | Feb 16, 2024 |

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Opere
81
Opere correlate
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Utenti
25,702
Popolarità
#813
Voto
4.0
Recensioni
475
ISBN
382
Lingue
13
Preferito da
8

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