Irwin Shapiro was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] Little is known of his background or upbringing. His family probably came from what is now Hungary, since his first published books in the late 1930s are translations from Hungarian.
(Shapiro's brother-in-law, Irving Richter, worked with the United Auto Workers (UAW) and lived much of his life in Detroit. He appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1956, at which time Edna Richter's name and work at the WPA was mentioned.[2])
Shapiro and his wife moved to Florida, where he died in 1981.[1]
Worksedit
After an initial foray into writing radical literature that encompassed his last year as a communist, Shapiro turned to children's books, which he published for the vast majority of his career (1938–1979). He published many titles for Golden Books. Among them is The Gremlins of Liet. Oggins, which author Andrew Meier suspects was really a coded message about the imprisonment of American spy Isaiah Oggins in the GULAG under Stalin."[1] He also adapted a number of works of classic literature into comic book form (illustrated by artists) for Pendulum Press in 1973–1974. The Library of Congress holds 44 titles in his name.
Walt Disney's Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race (1955)
Walt Disney's Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Daniel Boone (1956)
Presidents of the United States illustrated by Mel Crawford and Edwin Schmidt (1956)
Cleo. Photos. by Durward B. Graybill (1957)
Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights: The Most Famous Stories from the Great Classic A Thousand and One Nights (1957)*
Golden book of America: Stories from Our Country's Past adapted for young readers by Irwin Shapiro from the pages of American Heritage, with a foreword by Bruce Catton (1957)
Lassie Finds a Way: A New Story of the Famous Dog (1957)
Tall Tales of America illustrated by Al Schmidt (1958)
The Story of Flight: From the Ancient Winged Gods to the Age of Space by John Lewellen and Irwin Shapiro, illustrated with old prints, photos, and original paintings and drawings by Harry McNaught (1959)
Aviation, des origines aux vols interplanétaires (1959) (translation)
The Story of Yankee Whaling" by the editors of American heritage with narrative by Irwin Shapiro in consultation with Edouard A. Stackpole (1960)
The Golden Book of California: From the Days of the Spanish Explorers to the Present (1961)
The Golden book of Aviation (1961) (second printing)
Heroes in American Folklore illustrated by James Daugherty and Donald McKay (1962)
Jonathan and the Dragon illustrated by Tom Vroman (1962)
The Golden Book of the Renaissance adapted for young readers by Irwin Shapiro from theHorizon Book of the Renaissance (1962)
The Universal History of the World edited by Irwin Shapiro (1966)
Gretchen and the White Steed with drawings by Herman Vestal (1972)
Sam Patch, Champion Jumper illustrated by Ted Schroeder (1972)
Willie's Whizmobile with drawings by Paul Frame (1973)
The Gift of Magic Sleep: Early Experiments in Anesthesia illustrated by Pat Rotondo (1979)
Tenggren's Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren, retold by Margaret Soifer and Irwin Shapiro, introduction by Mary Pope Osborne (2003)
Footnotesedit
^ abcdefgh Meier, Andrew (August 11, 2008). The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin's Secret Service. W. W. Norton. pp. 257–260). ISBN978-0-393-06097-3.
^ ab "Investigation of Communist infiltration of Government. Hearing (1956)". Retrieved September 10, 2011.
Further readingedit
Meier, Andrew (August 11, 2008). The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin's Secret Service. W. W. Norton. pp. 257–260). ISBN978-0-393-06097-3.
May 08, 2024
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Irwin Shapiro 1911 1981 was an American writer and translator of over 40 books mostly for children and about Americana Irwin ShapiroBorn1911PittsburghDied1981 aged 69 70 OccupationwriterYears active1938 1979EmployerGolden BooksSpouseEdna Richter Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Plays 2 2 Translations 2 3 Books 3 Footnotes 4 Further readingBiography editIrwin Shapiro was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1 Little is known of his background or upbringing His family probably came from what is now Hungary since his first published books in the late 1930s are translations from Hungarian Shapiro studied at the Art Students League in New York City where he is known to have taken at least one class under Thomas Hart Benton with fellow student Esther Shemitz who later married Whittaker Chambers During the Great Depression he held odd jobs 1 Shapiro married Edna Richter 1 She worked in the Works Progress Administration WPA 1 in which she was also an active member of the American Federation of Government Employees Union 2 According to Shapiro s son husband and wife were both deep in the Party Edna Richter was Moscow correspondent for the Daily Worker newspaper With events like the trials of the Great Purge and the Hitler Stalin Pact my parents saw the truth thanks to Stalin 1 Shapiro s brother in law Irving Richter worked with the United Auto Workers UAW and lived much of his life in Detroit He appeared before the House Un American Activities Committee HUAC in 1956 at which time Edna Richter s name and work at the WPA was mentioned 2 Shapiro and his wife moved to Florida where he died in 1981 1 Works editAfter an initial foray into writing radical literature that encompassed his last year as a communist Shapiro turned to children s books which he published for the vast majority of his career 1938 1979 He published many titles for Golden Books Among them is The Gremlins of Liet Oggins which author Andrew Meier suspects was really a coded message about the imprisonment of American spy Isaiah Oggins in the GULAG under Stalin 1 He also adapted a number of works of classic literature into comic book form illustrated by artists for Pendulum Press in 1973 1974 The Library of Congress holds 44 titles in his name Plays edit 90 Percent of the People 1938 unpublished archived at New York Public Library 1 Translations edit Prelude to Love by Jolan Foldes translated from Hungarian by Alexander G Kenedi and Irwin Shapiro 1938 Egyptian Interlude by Jolan Foldes translated from Hungarian by Irwin Shapiro 1939 Books edit How Old Stormalong Captured Mocha Dick with pictures by Donald McKay 1942 Steamboat Bill and the Captain s Top Hat with pictures by Donald Mckay 1943 Gremlins of Lieut Oggins with illustrations by Donald McKay 1943 Yankee thunder The Legendary Life of Davy Crockett with pictures by James Daugherty 1944 Casey Jones and Locomotive No 638 with pictures by Donald McKay 1944 John Henry and the Double Jointed Steam Drill with drawings by James Daugherty 1945 Joe Magarac and His USA Citizen Papers with pictures by James Daugherty 1948 LOC entry J Fred Muggs 1955 Walt Disney s Davy Crockett s Keelboat Race 1955 Walt Disney s Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier 1955 Daniel Boone 1956 Presidents of the United States illustrated by Mel Crawford and Edwin Schmidt 1956 Cleo Photos by Durward B Graybill 1957 Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights The Most Famous Stories from the Great Classic A Thousand and One Nights 1957 Golden book of America Stories from Our Country s Past adapted for young readers by Irwin Shapiro from the pages of American Heritage with a foreword by Bruce Catton 1957 Lassie Finds a Way A New Story of the Famous Dog 1957 Circus Boy with pictures by Joan Walsh Anglund 1957 Tall Tales of America illustrated by Al Schmidt 1958 The Story of Flight From the Ancient Winged Gods to the Age of Space by John Lewellen and Irwin Shapiro illustrated with old prints photos and original paintings and drawings by Harry McNaught 1959 Aviation des origines aux vols interplanetaires 1959 translation The Story of Yankee Whaling by the editors of American heritage with narrative by Irwin Shapiro in consultation with Edouard A Stackpole 1960 The Golden Book of California From the Days of the Spanish Explorers to the Present 1961 The Golden book of Aviation 1961 second printing Heroes in American Folklore illustrated by James Daugherty and Donald McKay 1962 Jonathan and the Dragon illustrated by Tom Vroman 1962 The Golden Book of the Renaissance adapted for young readers by Irwin Shapiro from theHorizon Book of the Renaissance 1962 The Universal History of the World edited by Irwin Shapiro 1966 Gretchen and the White Steed with drawings by Herman Vestal 1972 Sam Patch Champion Jumper illustrated by Ted Schroeder 1972 Willie s Whizmobile with drawings by Paul Frame 1973 Twice upon a Time illustrated by Adrienne Adams 1973 Tom Sawyer adaptation illustrated by E R Cruz Pendulum Press 1973 Reprinted in Marvel Classics Comics 7 1976 Moby Dick adaptation illustrated by Alex Nino amp Dan Adkins Pendulum Press 1973 Reprinted in Marvel Classics Comics 8 1976 The Red Badge of Courage adaptation illustrated by E R Cruz Pendulum Press 1974 Reprinted in Marvel Classics Comics 10 1976 Uncle Sam s 200th Birthday Parade illustrated by Frank Brugos 1974 Paul Bunyan Tricks a Dragon illustrated by Raymond Burns 1975 Dan McCann and His Fast Sooner Hound illustrated by Mimi Korach 1975 Smokey Bear s Camping Book illustrated by Mel Crawford 1976 Darwin and the Enchanted Isles illustrated by Christopher Spollen 1977 The Hungry Ghost Mystery illustrated by William M Hutchinson 1978 Joe Magarac and His USA Citizen Papers 1979 second printing The Gift of Magic Sleep Early Experiments in Anesthesia illustrated by Pat Rotondo 1979 Tenggren s Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren retold by Margaret Soifer and Irwin Shapiro introduction by Mary Pope Osborne 2003 Footnotes edit a b c d e f g h Meier Andrew August 11 2008 The Lost Spy An American in Stalin s Secret Service W W Norton pp 257 260 ISBN 978 0 393 06097 3 a b Investigation of Communist infiltration of Government Hearing 1956 Retrieved September 10 2011 Further reading editMeier Andrew August 11 2008 The Lost Spy An American in Stalin s Secret Service W W Norton pp 257 260 ISBN 978 0 393 06097 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Irwin Shapiro writer amp oldid 1169156662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
