Happy Birthday Ludwig Bemelmans - April 27
Happy Birthday Ludwig Bemelmans
- April 27, 1898 - October 1, 1962
Madeline, the beloved character created by Ludwig Bemelmans, stands out among the other eleven children in her boarding school. The adventurous nature that shines from Madeline is strikingly similar to the life of Ludwig Bemelmans. The Austrian born trouble maker moved to the United States in 1914 and quickly became a member of the U.S. Army during the first World War. Later, he started his career as restaurateur, but also spent time painting murals. He became an owner of the famous restaurant, the Hapsburg House in 1925. He looked at himself as an artist but started writing children's books in 1934 after a suggestion by an editor at Viking Press. The rest of his career was full of interesting endeavors including writing books for adults and children (Over 40 total books, 18 for children, however many are out of print), contributing to magazines like Vogue and The New Yorker, painting, traveling the world, and even spending time in Hollywood writing scripts for movies (Yolanda and the Thief, 1946). - Click Here to Read More -
- April 27, 1898 - October 1, 1962Madeline, the beloved character created by Ludwig Bemelmans, stands out among the other eleven children in her boarding school. The adventurous nature that shines from Madeline is strikingly similar to the life of Ludwig Bemelmans. The Austrian born trouble maker moved to the United States in 1914 and quickly became a member of the U.S. Army during the first World War. Later, he started his career as restaurateur, but also spent time painting murals. He became an owner of the famous restaurant, the Hapsburg House in 1925. He looked at himself as an artist but started writing children's books in 1934 after a suggestion by an editor at Viking Press. The rest of his career was full of interesting endeavors including writing books for adults and children (Over 40 total books, 18 for children, however many are out of print), contributing to magazines like Vogue and The New Yorker, painting, traveling the world, and even spending time in Hollywood writing scripts for movies (Yolanda and the Thief, 1946). - Click Here to Read More -
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