Marc+Brown

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[] Marc Brown - Grew up in Erie,Pennsylvania -Made the hit T.V show named Arthur -Also wrote books about Arhtur -Now lives in Hingham, Massechusetts -Has three kids named Tolon,Tucker,and Eliza -Most characters in his books are named after people he knows-for example his grandmas name is actually Thora -He worked for many jobs and one included a college proffeser -He saved his artwork in his grandmas bureau drawer -He is a daytime emmy winner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Brown_(author) -The show Arthur was ranked number 1 on PBS for three years http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/results.pperl?authorid=3496 -He was encouraged by his grandma Thora -A qoute Marc Brown once said was " The most interesting -and funniest-things happen in real life" -Arthur came from a bedtime story that Marc Brown was telling to his son -He gets his ideas from meeting kids all over the country -His wife is an author,illustrator, and psychologist