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Norton Juster(1929-2021)

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Norton Juster
Norton Juster was born on 2 June 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Phantom Tollbooth, The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) and Jackanory (1965). He was previously married to Jeanne Betty Edyth Ray. He died on 8 March 2021 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.
BornJune 2, 1929
DiedMarch 8, 2021(91)
BornJune 2, 1929
DiedMarch 8, 2021(91)
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Known for:

The Phantom Tollbooth
  • Writer
    The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)
    The Phantom Tollbooth
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1970
    Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)
    The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
    7.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1965

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    Writer

    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      • stories
      • TV Series
      • 2000
    • Jackanory (1965)
      Jackanory
      • book
      • TV Series
      • 1983–1984
    • The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)
      The Phantom Tollbooth
      • based on the book by
      • 1970
    • Children's Letters to God
      • Writer
      • TV Movie
      • 1969
    • The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)
      The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
      • original story
      • screenplay
      • Short
      • 1965
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    • Born
      • June 2, 1929
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Died
      • March 8, 2021
      • Northampton, Massachusetts, USA(complications from a stroke)
    • Spouse
      • Jeanne Betty Edyth RayAugust 15, 1964 - October 29, 2018 (her death, 1 child)
    • Other works
      (January 8 to 22, 1994) His play, "The Phantom Tollbooth," was performed in an Apprentice/Intern Company production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with the 1993-1994 Acting Apprentice Company in the cast. Susan Nanus was adapter. Jennifer Hubbard was director.
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    • Trivia
      Both his parents were Jewish immigrants; his father, Samuel Juster, was born in Romania and his mother, Minnie Silberman, was of Polish Jewish descent.
    • Quotes
      Many of the things which can never be, often are.

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