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SpouseLaurie Krasny Brown, Stephanie Marini
FactAuthor of the Arthur series of children's books.


Marc Brown is an American writer and illustrator of children’s books. He is best known for creating the Arthur book series and its spin-off television series.

Brown was born on November 25, 1946, in Erie, Pennsylvania. His parents were both teachers. He has two older sisters. Brown’s father died when he was just four years old.

Brown attended the Erie public schools and graduated from Harvard University in 1968. After college, he worked as a teacher in a Head Start program. He also worked as a graphic designer and an advertising copywriter.

In 1976, Brown wrote and illustrated his first book, “Arthur’s Nose.” The book was published by Little, Brown and Company. It was an instant success.

Since then, Brown has written and illustrated more than thirty Arthur books. The series has been translated into twenty-six languages. In addition to the Arthur books, Brown has also written and illustrated several other children’s books, including “The Berenstain Bears” and “The Poky Little Puppy.”

The Arthur book series was adapted into an animated television series in 1996. The show airs on PBS and is one of the most popular children’s shows on television.

Brown lives in Hingham, Massachusetts with his wife, Laurie Krasny Brown. They have three grown children.

Brown has won numerous awards for his work, including the Caldecott Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In 2003, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

General Info

Full NameMarc Brown
ProfessionAuthor, Illustrator, Screenwriter, Television producer
EducationCleveland Institute of Art
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseLaurie Krasny Brown, Stephanie Marini
ChildrenEliza Brown, Tolan Brown
ParentsRenita Toulon Brown, LeRoy Edward Brown

Accomplishments

AwardsDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program
NominationsDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series
TV ShowsArthur, Postcards from Buster

Social profile links

Facts

#Fact
1Father of Tolon Brown and Eliza Morgan.
2Author of the Arthur series of children's books.

Movies

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
ArthurTV Series executive producer - 76 episodes, 2006 - 2016 producer - 57 episodes, 1999 - 2003 executive creative producer - 10 episodes, 2004 - 2005 creative producer - 7 episodes, 2001 co-executive producer - 2 episodes, 2014 - 2015
Postcards from Buster2004-2008TV Series executive producer - 49 episodes
Arthur's Perfect Christmas2000TV Movie executive producer

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Arthur1996-2009TV Series books - 156 episodes

Animation Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Arthur1998-2006TV Series character adaptation - 25 episodes

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Arthur1998-2006TV Series co-developed by - 24 episodes

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood1999TV SeriesHimself

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2007Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's Animated ProgramArthur (1996)
2006CINE Golden EagleCINE CompetitionTelecast - Professional Non-Fiction Division: Children's ProgramsArthur (1996)
2006CINE Golden EagleCINE CompetitionTelecast - Professional Non-Fiction Division: Children's ProgramsArthur (1996)
2001Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's Animated ProgramArthur (1996)
1999Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's Animated ProgramArthur (1996)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2015Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's Animated ProgramArthur (1996)
2009Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's SeriesPostcards from Buster (2004)
2008Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's Animated ProgramArthur (1996)
2008Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's SeriesPostcards from Buster (2004)
2006Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's Animated ProgramArthur (1996)
2006Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's SeriesPostcards from Buster (2004)
2005Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's Animated ProgramArthur (1996)
2005Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's SeriesPostcards from Buster (2004)
2004Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's Animated ProgramArthur (1996)
2003Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's Animated ProgramArthur (1996)
2002Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's Animated ProgramArthur (1996)
2000Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's Animated ProgramArthur (1996)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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