Philip Dey Eastman (better known as P.D.Eastman) (November 25, 1909--January 7, 1986) was a screenwriter and children's author. November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early history

Philip Eastman was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on November 25, 1909, to Clarence Willis and Ann Hull (Dey) Eastman. After preparing at Phillips Academy and Williston Academy, he graduated from Amherst College in 1933 and later from the National Academy of Design.   Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Phillips Academy (also known as Andover, Phillips Andover, or simply P.A.) is a co-educational University preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades 9-12. ... The Williston Northampton School, more commonly known simply as Williston, is a co-ed private preparatory school in Easthampton, Massachusetts for students from grades seven through twelve. ... Amherst College is a private, independent, elite[1][2] liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. It is the third oldest college in Massachusetts. ... The National Academy of Design, in New York City, now called simply The National Academy, is an honorary association of American artists, with a museum and a school of fine arts. ...

Working life

From 1936 to 1941, Eastman worked at the story department of Walt Disney Productions. From 1941 to 1943 he worked at the story department of Warner Bros. Cartoons. From 1945 to 1952 he worked in the story department of UPA Pictures. He contributed to the "Private Snafu" World War II training films, wrote for the animation Mr. Magoo, and the Gerald McBoing-Boing series for UPA. Walt Disney Productions is the former name of The Walt Disney Company, which it held from 1929 to 1986. ... Termite Terrace is the nickname for the old building in Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA where Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies were first created. ... The UPA opening title card from How Now Boing Boing (1954) The legacy of the United Productions of America animation studio, better known as UPA, has largely been forgotten in the wake of the animation renaissance of the 1990s; it has been overshadowed by the commercialization of Warner Bros. ... Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white instructional cartoon shorts produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The character was created by director Frank Capra, chairman of the Armed Forces Motion Picture Unit, and the shorts were written by Theodore Dr. Seuss... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A training film is a form of educational film – a short subject documentary movie, that provides an introduction to a topic. ... Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. ... Mr. ... A scene from UPA/Columbias Gerald McBoing-Boing. ...

Eastman the author

A protegé of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Eastman authored many books for children, in his own distinct style under the Dr. Seuss brand Beginner Books, including Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 - September 24, 1991). ... Beginner Books is the Random House imprint for young children, co-founded by Phyllis Cerf with Ted Geisel, more often known as Dr. Seuss and his wife Helen Palmer Geisel. ...

• Are You My Mother? (ISBN 0-394-80018-4) B-18
• Go, Dog. Go! (ISBN 0-394-80020-6) B-20
• The Best Nest (ISBN 0-394-80051-6) B-49
• Flap Your Wings (ISBN 0-375-80243-6) B-88
• The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary (ISBN 0-394-81009-0) B-Bonus Book
• Red, Stop! Green, Go! (ISBN 0-375-82503-7)
• What Time is it? (ISBN 0-375-81362-4)
• Sam and the Firefly (ISBN 0-394-80006-0) B-6
• Sam and Gus Light Up the Night (ISBN 0-375-82926-1)
• Big Dog... Little Dog (ISBN 0-375-82297-6) by P.D. Eastman with additional illustrations by Peter Anthony Eastman B-62
• Fred and Ted Go Camping by Peter Anthony Eastman, P.D.'s son (ISBN 0-375-82965-2) B-63
• "My Nest Is Best" (ISBN 0-375-83267-X)
• "The Alphabet Book" (ISBN 0-375-80603-2)
• Fred and Ted Like to Fly by Peter Anthony Eastman, P.D.'s son B-64

He was the illustrator for many more: Are You My Mother? is a childrens book by Philip D. Eastman published by Random House Books for Young Readers on June 12, 1960 as part of their Beginner Books series. ... Go, Dog, Go! (ISBN 0394800206) is a childrens book written by P. D. Eastman and published March 12, 1961 by Random House Books for Young Readers as part of the Beginner Books series. ... The Best Nest was a story by P. D. Eastman. ...

• A Fish Out of Water, by Helen Palmer (ISBN 0-394-80023-0) B-23
• Robert the Rose Horse, by Joan Heilbroner (ISBN 0-394-80025-7) B-26
• I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words, by Michael K. Frith (ISBN 0-394-82692-2) BE-17
• I'll Teach My Dog a Lot of Words, by Michael K. Frith (ISBN 0-375-80099-9)

He wrote: Helen Palmer (born 19 September 1974) is an athlete from Great Britain. ...

• Snow, illustrated by Roy McKie (ISBN 0-394-80027-3) B-27
• Big Dog...Little Dog, A Bedtime Story (ISBN 394-83312-0)

Roy McKie was an illustrator of childrens books, most notably under the Dr. Seuss imprint. ...

Other affiliations

Eastman was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, Westport Artists, the Screen Cartoonist Guild, and the Audubon Society. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a major American non-profit organization with headquarters in New York City, whose stated mission is to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.[1] It... The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to nature conservancy. ...

Family

Eastman was married in 1941 to Mary Louise Whitman of Glendale, California. He had two sons, including Peter Anthony (Tony) Eastman, an animator, who himself directed videotape adaptations of Richard Scarry's children's books. Peter has also written and illustrated "Fred And Ted Go Camping"(2005)and "Fred And Ted Like To Fly" (2007) in the Beginner Book series. Nickname: The Jewel City Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The cover of a Richard Scarry book. ...

References

Bio at Bound To Stay Bound Books