Eric Gurney

Författare

16 mars 1910 — 17 november 1992 (82 år)
He grew up in Toronto, where he began a career as a commercial artist. In 1938 he emigrated to the USA to work with The Walt Disney Company, where he was a story writer and collaborated on several classic Disney films. Turning freelance in 1948, he did cartoon illustrations for magazines and advertising campaigns, notably for the Ethyl Corporation.

Gurney is best known for his humorous illustrations in books for children and adults. He illustrated Punctured Poems (1971) by Richard Armour; How to Live with a Neurotic Dog (1960) (text by Stephen Baker); How to Live with a Calculating Cat (1962) (text by William Nettleton); an edition of Sportsmanlike Driving (1965), a textbook published by the American Automobile Association; and many other titles, whose total sales number in the millions.

He received the National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1961 and 1971 for his work.

His first wife, Nancy Gurney, was his collaborator on several books including The King, the Mice, and the Cheese (1965). He was also the illustrator of other notable Beginner Books including The Digging-est Dog and Hand Hand Fingers Thumb. After her death, Gurney married a second Nancy. They also collaborated on The Return of the Calculating Cat. In later years they resided in Tucson, Arizona.

Känd för

  • Peter och vargen
    Peter och vargen1946
  • Pluto och sjölejonet
    Pluto och sjölejonet1947
  • Figaro på äventyr
    Figaro på äventyr1946
  • Figaro och kanariefågeln
    Figaro och kanariefågeln1947
  • Pluto vid luftposten
    Pluto vid luftposten1947
  • En kofta åt Pluto
    En kofta åt Pluto1949
  • Musse Piggs kelgris
    Musse Piggs kelgris1948
  • Plutos mystiska paket
    Plutos mystiska paket1949
  • Pluto köper korv
    Pluto köper korv1948
  • Wrestling Wrecks
    Wrestling Wrecks1953
  • The Flying Turtle
    The Flying Turtle1953
  • Disneyland
    Disneyland51 seasons

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