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Popular As | Norton Juster |
Occupation | Children's Author |
Age | 94 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Born | June 2, 1929 (Brooklyn, NY) |
Birthday | June 2 |
Town/City | Brooklyn, NY |
Nationality | NY |
Norton Justerโs zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Norton Juster was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
An American author of children's books, he is best known for The Phantom Tollbooth (1961) and The Dot and the Line (1963). His later works include Otter Nonsense (1982) and The Odious Ogre (2010).
During the 1950s, he served in the U.S. Navy's Civil Engineer Corps. He later graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in architecture; in 1970, he co-founded a Massachusetts architectural firm.
His children's works make frequent use of puns and wordplay. Critics thought such literary devices would not be understandable to children; however, Juster's book sales did not seem to suffer.
He was born in New York City to a Jewish family of Romanian and Polish descent. Both his father and his brother were also Architects. He eventually settled in Amherst, Massachusetts with his wife, Jeanne.
Animator Chuck Jones adapted Juster's book, The Dot and the Line, into an Oscar-winning short film.