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Date of Birth
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27-April-1898
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Place of Birth
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Merano
(Italy, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol)
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Nationality
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Austria-Hungary, United States of America
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Also know as
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Bemelmans
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Profession
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Author, Illustrator, Screenwriter, Writer
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Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austria-Hungary-born American writer and illustrator of children's books and an internationally known gourmet. He is known best for the Madeline picture books. Six were published from 1939 to 1961; a seventh was discovered after his death and published posthumously in 1999.
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