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4 unusual facts about Robert McCloskey


Centerburg, Ohio

Centerburg is also the name for Robert McCloskey's fictional hero Homer Price's hometown, but there appear to be few similarities between the actual town and McCloskey's storied version.

Courtney Combs

Combs has also introduced a bill that would designate Lentil as the State Children's Book and make Robert McCloskey the State Children's Author.

Morton Schindel

The Doughnuts (1963) was a 28-minute live-action comedy based on a chapter from Robert McCloskey's Homer Price (1943).

Robert McCloskey

Sculptor Nancy Schön created a bronze version of Mrs. Mallard and the ducklings in 1987, installed along a walkway between pond and street.


Tim Sample

He has also narrated many films and books on tape, including Robert McCloskey’s children's classic Burt Dow: Deep-Water Man, Stephen King’s The Sun Dog, and a reconstructed version of the 1930 documentary From Stump to Ship.


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