Turkle, Brinton

Brinton Turkle was born in Alliance, Ohio in 1915. His career has been as an author and illustrator of children's books and as an illustrator for advertising agencies. His first book, Obadiah the Bold, was published in 1965 and exemplifies Turkle's belief that the words and pictures in a picture book should be so interdependent that neither could stand successfully alone.Biographical source: Something About the Author, vol. 79, p. 204-208.

From the description of Brinton Turkle Collection 1966. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 436621889

Author and illustrator of children's literature born in Alliance, OH August 15,1915; died October 9, 2003.

From the description of Brinton Turkle papers 1, 1969. (Episcopal Divinity School). WorldCat record id: 667611045

Brinton Turkle was born 15 August 1915, in Alliance, Ohio, the son of Edgar Harold (a funeral director) and Ada (Cassaday) Turkle. He attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University, 1933-1936) and School of Boston Museum of Art (1938-1940).

From the description of Brinton Turkle collection, ca. 1981. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 228107459

Brinton Turkle was born 15 August 1915, in Alliance, Ohio, the son of Edgar Harold (a funeral director) and Ada (Cassaday) Turkle . He attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University, 1933-1936) and School of Boston Museum of Art (1938-1940).

Published Works: WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR: Books for children; self-illustrated Obadiah the Bold , Viking , 1965 . The Magic of Millicent Musgrave , Viking , 1967 . The Fiddler of High Lonesome , Viking , 1968 . Thy Friend, Obadiah , Viking , 1969 . The Sky Dog , Viking , 1969 . Mooncoin Castle , Viking , 1970 . The Adventures of Obadiah , Viking , 1972 . It's Only Arnold , Viking , 1973 . Deep in the Forest , Dutton , 1976 . Rachel and Obadiah , Dutton , 1978 . Do Not Open , Dutton , 1981 . Illustrator Ann McGovern . If You Lived in Colonial Times , Four Winds , 1964 . Eve Merriam . The Story of Ben Franklin , Four Winds , 1965 . Bettye Hill Braucher . Belinda and Me , Viking , 1966 . Ann McGovern . If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln , Four Winds , 1966 . Ruth A. Sonneborn . The Lollipop Party , Viking , 1967 . F. P. Heide and S. W. Van Clief . That's What Friends Are For , Four Winds , 1968 . Peggy Parish . Granny and the Indians , Macmillan , 1969 . Tamara Kitt . Jake , Abelard-Schuman , 1969 . Beatrice Schenk De Regniers . Catch a Little Fox , Seabury , 1970 . F. N. Monjo . Poor Richard in France , Holt , 1973 . Lydia Marie Child . Over the River and Through the Wood , Coward , 1974 . Freya Littledale . The Elves and the Shoemaker , Scholastic Book Services , 1975 . Bette Lamont . Island Time , Lippincott , 1976 . Lucille Clifton . The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring , 1988. . Media Adaptations: Rachel and Obadiah was made into a filmstrip in 1982 by Live Oak Media, Somers, NY.

Source: Gale Database: Contemporary Authors

From the guide to the Brinton Turkle Collection., undated, ca. 1981, (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center .)

Brinton Turkle was born in Alliance, Ohio in 1915. His career has been as an author and illustrator of children's books and as an illustrator for advertising agencies. His first book, Obadiah the Bold, was published in 1965 and exemplifies Turkle's belief that the words and pictures in a picture book should be so interdependent that neither could stand successfully alone.

Biographical source: Something About the Author, vol. 79, p. 204-208.

From the guide to the Brinton Turkle Collection, 1966, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])