Bemelmans was a painter, illustrator, and writer for both children and adults. He imigrated to the U.S. in in 1914 from Merano, Italy. He studied in Bavaria.
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Acerbic, colorful, and spirited stories from a bygone era: behind the scenes in a grand New York hotel, from the author of the Madeline books Picture David Sedaris writing Kitchen Confidential about the Ritz in New York in the 1920s, which had the ... SEE MORE