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Happy 80th, Greg Hildebrandt! (Fantasy/SF cartoonist/illustrator: "Star Wars")
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leno...@yahoo.com
Jan 23, 2019, 1:09:26 PM1/23/19
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Born in Detroit, he now lives in West Orange, New Jersey.
Not to be confused with his cinematographer son, who also writes for young people!
His twin brother, Tim, died in 2006, from diabetes.
http://www.brothershildebrandt.com/
(the site of Greg and Tim)
http://www.startrek.com/news/80-hildebrandt-creates-first-trek-art
(birthday tribute, with Q&A)
Excerpt:
It’s about time. Greg Hildebrandt is one of pop culture’s most-revered, longest-active artists. Solo and/or with his late brother, Tim, Hildebrandt has painted for everything from Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons to Heavy Metal magazine, The Sword of Shannara and Black Sabbath, spanning comic book covers, calendars, album art, books, movie posters and more. Somehow, though, he’d never created anything for Star Trek. That, fortunately, is about to change. Hildebrandt – who will turn 80 on January 23 – has created the cover for Issue #1 of IDW Publishing’s upcoming monthly comic book series, Star Trek: Year Five. Set to debut in April...
(snip)
http://www.comicsbeat.com/kibbles-n-bits-1-23-19-happy-80th-birthday-greg-hildebrandt/
(another tribute)
https://www.encyclopedia.com/children/scholarly-magazines/hildebrandt-greg-1939
(resume, booklist, short biography)
https://www.americanbeautiesart.com/bio01.html
(long biography)
First paragraphs:
The year was 1939. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in the White House. Hitler was waging war on Britain and France. The country's 131 million people were lining up to see The Wizard of Oz, the Yankees won the World Series Championship, a loaf of bread cost 8 cents, and, on January 23, the Brothers Hildebrandt were born.
.....Throughout their careers, Greg and Tim, identical twins, would work together and separately, winning awards, fame, and challenges as illustrators. They would create everything from the world famous poster for Star Wars, to the best-selling calendars illustrating J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, to their own fantasy novel, Urshurak. They also worked on advertising art, hundreds of classic children's books, and the covers of numerous fantasy and science fiction novels.
.....Together they won the coveted Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York. In 1973, the Child Study Association chose their Giant Panda Book as a Children's Books of the Year.
..... At the ripe old age of two, Greg and Tim had already demonstrated the genesis of their artistic talents. Their mother recalls George, their father, teaching the boys to color with crayons. He noted that before long the twins had taken the crayons away from him, and were even coloring within the lines.
..... Greg and Tim were strongly influenced by many of the great comic books and strips of the era, especially Green Lantern, Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon, Prince Valiant, Green Hornet, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman. At the age of eight, they emulated the artwork in these comics, getting their first, and often frustrating, lessons in anatomy and perspective.
..... Greg and Tim were also captivated by other forms of fantasy: marionettes and puppets, especially Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy; science fiction novels and films, including Frankenstein, and George Pal's classics When Worlds Collide and The War of the Worlds; and illustrators, especially N.C. Wyeth and Maxfield Parrish.
..... Perhaps the biggest artistic influence on the twins was the work of Walt Disney, specifically the animated features, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio and Fantasia. Greg and Tim have both been asked to speak to the animation department of Disney on their use of light and color...
(snip)
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-art-of-star-wars/
(from September, about "Star Wars" - includes photo of Hildebrandt)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Hildebrandt
http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hildebrandt_the_brothers
https://www.google.com/search?q=greg+hildebrandt+books&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj84truu4TgAhVHUt8KHYxxAcQQ_AUIDygC&biw=1284&bih=894
(book covers)
https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50-040017/
(synopses)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13351.Greg_Hildebrandt
(reader reviews)
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1284&bih=894&ei=2KlIXMDMEIHu_Qap_5S4Ag&q=greg+hildebrandt+interview&oq=greg+hildebrandt+interview&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i22i30.1809.3663..3835...0.0..0.120.964.7j3......0....1..gws-wiz.......0.DLUWd3KGigw
(interviews)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1299903/
(short filmography)
https://www.google.com/search?q=greg+hildebrandt&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6t9-jvITgAhUQmuAKHWypB6IQ_AUIESgE&biw=1284&bih=894
(video interviews)
WRITINGS:
Greg Hildebrandt's Magical Storybook Collection, Running Press (Philadelphia, PA), 2006.
Written and illustrated with brother, Tim Hildebrandt;
How Do They Build It?, Platt, 1974.
The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt, Ballantine (New York), 1979.
(With Jerry Nichols) Urshurak (fantasy novel), Bantam, 1979.
A Christmas Treasury, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1984.
Greg Hildebrandt's Favorite Fairy Tales, Little Simon (New York), 1984.
From Tolkien to Oz, Unicorn (Parsippany, NJ), 1985.
Greg Hildebrandt's Book of Three-Dimensional Dragons, Little, Brown (Boston), 1994.
Greg and Tim Hildebrandt, the Tolkien Years, Watson-Guptill Publications (New York), 2001.
Illustrator:
(With T. Hildebrandt) Audrey Hirsch and Harvey Hirsch, A Home for Tandy, Platt, 1971.
(With T. Hildebrandt) Watty Piper, editor, Mother Goose: A Treasury of Best-Loved Rhymes, Platt, 1972.
Aileen Lucia Fisher, Animal Disguises, Bowmar/Noble, 1973.
Barbara Shook Hazen, A Nose for Trouble, Golden Press, 1973.
Anthony Hiss, The Giant Panda Book, Platt, 1973.
Gloria Skurzynski, The Remarkable Journey of Gustavus Bell, Abingdon, 1973.
Simone Zapun, Games Animals Play, Platt, 1974.
Annie Ingle, The Big City Book, Platt, 1975.
Winifred Rosen Casey, The Hippopotamus Book, Golden Press, 1975.
Kathleen N. Daly, The Wonder of Animals, Golden Press, 1976.
Daly, Dinosaurs, Golden Press, 1977.
Daly, Today's Biggest Animals, Golden Press, 1977.
Terry Brooks, The Sword of Shannara, Random House, 1977.
Ruthanna Long, The Great Monster Contest, Golden Press, 1977.
Daly, Hide and Defend, Golden Press, 1977.
Daly, Unusual Animals, Golden Press, 1977.
Here Come the Builders!, Platt, 1978; Who Runs the City?, 1978.
Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas, Golden Press, 1981.
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Little Simon (New York), 1983.
Bram Stoker, Dracula, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1985, annotated ed., edited by R. Richard Appelbaum, Pearson/Longman (New York), 2008.
Bonnie Worth, Peter Cottontail's Surprise, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1985.
Frank L. Baum, The Wizard of Oz, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1985.
Edgar Allen Poe, Poe: Stories and Poems, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1986.
Carlo Collodi, Davy and the Goblin, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1986.
(With T. Hildebrandt) The Cricket Book of Mother Goose, Platt & Munk (New York), 1987.
Charles E. Carryl, Davy and the Goblin, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1988.
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1988.
Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1988.
J. Walker McSpadden, Robin Hood, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1989, published as The Adventures of Robin Hood, Running (Philadelphia, PA), 2005.
Simone Zapun, Wonderful Wild Animals, Grosset & Dunlap (New York), 1989.
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1990, published as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: The Classic Tale, Running (Philadelphia, PA), 2004.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas and Other Holiday Favorites, Unicorn (Parsippany, NJ), 1990.
Tad Williams, Child of an Ancient City, Maxwell Macmillan (New York), 1992.
Bob Woods, Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt, Ballantine (New York), 1997.
(With T. Hildebrandt) Star Wars Episode I Great Big Flap Book, Random House (New York), 1999.
Carlo Collodi, The adventures of Pinocchio, Courage Books (Philadelphia, PA), 2003.
Lenona.
Not to be confused with his cinematographer son, who also writes for young people!
His twin brother, Tim, died in 2006, from diabetes.
http://www.brothershildebrandt.com/
(the site of Greg and Tim)
http://www.startrek.com/news/80-hildebrandt-creates-first-trek-art
(birthday tribute, with Q&A)
Excerpt:
It’s about time. Greg Hildebrandt is one of pop culture’s most-revered, longest-active artists. Solo and/or with his late brother, Tim, Hildebrandt has painted for everything from Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons to Heavy Metal magazine, The Sword of Shannara and Black Sabbath, spanning comic book covers, calendars, album art, books, movie posters and more. Somehow, though, he’d never created anything for Star Trek. That, fortunately, is about to change. Hildebrandt – who will turn 80 on January 23 – has created the cover for Issue #1 of IDW Publishing’s upcoming monthly comic book series, Star Trek: Year Five. Set to debut in April...
(snip)
http://www.comicsbeat.com/kibbles-n-bits-1-23-19-happy-80th-birthday-greg-hildebrandt/
(another tribute)
https://www.encyclopedia.com/children/scholarly-magazines/hildebrandt-greg-1939
(resume, booklist, short biography)
https://www.americanbeautiesart.com/bio01.html
(long biography)
First paragraphs:
The year was 1939. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in the White House. Hitler was waging war on Britain and France. The country's 131 million people were lining up to see The Wizard of Oz, the Yankees won the World Series Championship, a loaf of bread cost 8 cents, and, on January 23, the Brothers Hildebrandt were born.
.....Throughout their careers, Greg and Tim, identical twins, would work together and separately, winning awards, fame, and challenges as illustrators. They would create everything from the world famous poster for Star Wars, to the best-selling calendars illustrating J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, to their own fantasy novel, Urshurak. They also worked on advertising art, hundreds of classic children's books, and the covers of numerous fantasy and science fiction novels.
.....Together they won the coveted Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York. In 1973, the Child Study Association chose their Giant Panda Book as a Children's Books of the Year.
..... At the ripe old age of two, Greg and Tim had already demonstrated the genesis of their artistic talents. Their mother recalls George, their father, teaching the boys to color with crayons. He noted that before long the twins had taken the crayons away from him, and were even coloring within the lines.
..... Greg and Tim were strongly influenced by many of the great comic books and strips of the era, especially Green Lantern, Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon, Prince Valiant, Green Hornet, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman. At the age of eight, they emulated the artwork in these comics, getting their first, and often frustrating, lessons in anatomy and perspective.
..... Greg and Tim were also captivated by other forms of fantasy: marionettes and puppets, especially Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy; science fiction novels and films, including Frankenstein, and George Pal's classics When Worlds Collide and The War of the Worlds; and illustrators, especially N.C. Wyeth and Maxfield Parrish.
..... Perhaps the biggest artistic influence on the twins was the work of Walt Disney, specifically the animated features, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio and Fantasia. Greg and Tim have both been asked to speak to the animation department of Disney on their use of light and color...
(snip)
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-art-of-star-wars/
(from September, about "Star Wars" - includes photo of Hildebrandt)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Hildebrandt
http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hildebrandt_the_brothers
https://www.google.com/search?q=greg+hildebrandt+books&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj84truu4TgAhVHUt8KHYxxAcQQ_AUIDygC&biw=1284&bih=894
(book covers)
https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50-040017/
(synopses)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13351.Greg_Hildebrandt
(reader reviews)
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1284&bih=894&ei=2KlIXMDMEIHu_Qap_5S4Ag&q=greg+hildebrandt+interview&oq=greg+hildebrandt+interview&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i22i30.1809.3663..3835...0.0..0.120.964.7j3......0....1..gws-wiz.......0.DLUWd3KGigw
(interviews)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1299903/
(short filmography)
https://www.google.com/search?q=greg+hildebrandt&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6t9-jvITgAhUQmuAKHWypB6IQ_AUIESgE&biw=1284&bih=894
(video interviews)
WRITINGS:
Greg Hildebrandt's Magical Storybook Collection, Running Press (Philadelphia, PA), 2006.
Written and illustrated with brother, Tim Hildebrandt;
How Do They Build It?, Platt, 1974.
The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt, Ballantine (New York), 1979.
(With Jerry Nichols) Urshurak (fantasy novel), Bantam, 1979.
A Christmas Treasury, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1984.
Greg Hildebrandt's Favorite Fairy Tales, Little Simon (New York), 1984.
From Tolkien to Oz, Unicorn (Parsippany, NJ), 1985.
Greg Hildebrandt's Book of Three-Dimensional Dragons, Little, Brown (Boston), 1994.
Greg and Tim Hildebrandt, the Tolkien Years, Watson-Guptill Publications (New York), 2001.
Illustrator:
(With T. Hildebrandt) Audrey Hirsch and Harvey Hirsch, A Home for Tandy, Platt, 1971.
(With T. Hildebrandt) Watty Piper, editor, Mother Goose: A Treasury of Best-Loved Rhymes, Platt, 1972.
Aileen Lucia Fisher, Animal Disguises, Bowmar/Noble, 1973.
Barbara Shook Hazen, A Nose for Trouble, Golden Press, 1973.
Anthony Hiss, The Giant Panda Book, Platt, 1973.
Gloria Skurzynski, The Remarkable Journey of Gustavus Bell, Abingdon, 1973.
Simone Zapun, Games Animals Play, Platt, 1974.
Annie Ingle, The Big City Book, Platt, 1975.
Winifred Rosen Casey, The Hippopotamus Book, Golden Press, 1975.
Kathleen N. Daly, The Wonder of Animals, Golden Press, 1976.
Daly, Dinosaurs, Golden Press, 1977.
Daly, Today's Biggest Animals, Golden Press, 1977.
Terry Brooks, The Sword of Shannara, Random House, 1977.
Ruthanna Long, The Great Monster Contest, Golden Press, 1977.
Daly, Hide and Defend, Golden Press, 1977.
Daly, Unusual Animals, Golden Press, 1977.
Here Come the Builders!, Platt, 1978; Who Runs the City?, 1978.
Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas, Golden Press, 1981.
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Little Simon (New York), 1983.
Bram Stoker, Dracula, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1985, annotated ed., edited by R. Richard Appelbaum, Pearson/Longman (New York), 2008.
Bonnie Worth, Peter Cottontail's Surprise, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1985.
Frank L. Baum, The Wizard of Oz, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1985.
Edgar Allen Poe, Poe: Stories and Poems, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1986.
Carlo Collodi, Davy and the Goblin, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1986.
(With T. Hildebrandt) The Cricket Book of Mother Goose, Platt & Munk (New York), 1987.
Charles E. Carryl, Davy and the Goblin, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1988.
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1988.
Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1988.
J. Walker McSpadden, Robin Hood, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1989, published as The Adventures of Robin Hood, Running (Philadelphia, PA), 2005.
Simone Zapun, Wonderful Wild Animals, Grosset & Dunlap (New York), 1989.
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland, Unicorn (Parsippany, New Jersey), 1990, published as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: The Classic Tale, Running (Philadelphia, PA), 2004.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas and Other Holiday Favorites, Unicorn (Parsippany, NJ), 1990.
Tad Williams, Child of an Ancient City, Maxwell Macmillan (New York), 1992.
Bob Woods, Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt, Ballantine (New York), 1997.
(With T. Hildebrandt) Star Wars Episode I Great Big Flap Book, Random House (New York), 1999.
Carlo Collodi, The adventures of Pinocchio, Courage Books (Philadelphia, PA), 2003.
Lenona.
leno...@yahoo.com
Jan 23, 2019, 1:14:52 PM1/23/19
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On Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 1:09:26 PM UTC-5, leno...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Born in Detroit, he now lives in West Orange, New Jersey.
Or Hopatcong, NJ.
> Born in Detroit, he now lives in West Orange, New Jersey.
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