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- Birth nameRichard McClure Scarry
- Richard Scarry was born on June 5, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for The Busy World of Richard Scarry (1993), 3 Richard Scarry Animal Nursery Tales (1985) and Richard Scarry's Old MacDonald's Farm and Other Animal Tales (1986). He was married to Patricia Murphy. He died on April 30, 1994 in Gstaad, Switzerland.
- SpousePatricia Murphy(? - April 30, 1994) (his death, 1 child)
- [Swiss] His later works were inspired by the culture of Switzerland.
- The characters in his works are always anthropomorphic animals.
- Made his fortune by placing a thousand-to-one bet on a horse that won the Paris Grand Prix.
- Wherever I go, I'm watching. Even on vacation, when I'm in an airport or a railroad station, I look around, snap pictures, and find out how people do things.
- I am very happy when people write that they have worn out my books, or that they are held together by Scotch tape. I consider that the ultimate compliment.
- I'm not interested in creating a book that is read once and then placed on the shelf and forgotten.
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