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Bernard Waber was born on September 21, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia College of Art from 1946-1950 and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1950-1951. He married Ethel Berstein in 1952 and has four children. He is the award winning author and illustrator of dozens of children's books. Waber began his artistic career as a commercial artist for Conde Nast Publications and Seventeen. He has also been a graphic designer and served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1945 achieving the rank of staff sergeant.Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 95, pp. 214-218.

From the description of Bernard Waber Papers 1972. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 430839413

Bernard Waber was born on September 21, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia College of Art from 1946-1950 and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1950-1951. He married Ethel Berstein in 1952 and has four children. He is the award winning author and illustrator of dozens of children's books. Waber began his artistic career as a commercial artist for Conde Nast Publications and Seventeen . He has also been a graphic designer and served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1945 achieving the rank of staff sergeant.

Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 95, pp. 214-218.

From the guide to the Bernard Waber Papers, 1972, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])

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Birth 1924-09-27

Death 2013-05-16

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