Record ID:
35627614 (Libraries Australia Authorities)
Authority type:
  • Name.
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  • Zion, Eugene
  • ジオンジーン
Notes:
  • Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project.
  • Latin and non-Latin script references not evaluated.
  • His All falling down, 1951.
  • From Something About the Author , vol. 18, pp. 305-307; Twentieth Century Children's Writers, 3rd ed., pp. 1079-1080 : (Gene [Eugene] Zion was born October 5, 1913 in New York, New York. He graduated from the Pratt Institute and worked for Esquire Publications and CBS, and worked as a free lance writer and designer from 1949 to 1975. Gene Zion published his first book, All Falling Down, in 1951. His wife Margaret Bloy Graham (married 1948, divorced in 1968) illustrated the book. Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham collaborated on many works, including the popular Harry the Dog books beginning with Harry the Dirty Dog in 1956. Critics praised Gene Zion's "charming" texts and his unique talent for envisioning the "story through the eyes of a child." Gene Zion's depiction of Harry's personality was also noted by critics who called Harry "a timeless personality inviting warmth, involvement and understanding." Gene Zion's stories and characters dealt with some of the "universal" problems children encounter and readers emphasized with the characters' plights. His books were also notable for their zany humor especially The Plant Sitter (1959), whose plot critics called a "happy blend of unanswerable logic and wild improbability." Gene Zion died on December 5, 1975.)
Local system number:
  • 000000631309
  • abv00517934
Cataloguing source:
  • ANL eng
Authentication code:
  • kin