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What is George Selden known for?
George Selden (1929-1989) was the author of A Cricket in Times Square, winner of the 1961 Newbery Honor and a timeless children’s classic. In 1973, The Cricket in Times Square was made into an animated film. Selden wrote more than fifteen books, as well as two plays.
Where did George Selden live?
Greenwich Village
George Selden Thompson, the author of ”The Cricket in Times Square” and other children’s books, died of complications from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage yesterday at St. Vincent’s Hospital. He was 60 years old and lived in Greenwich Village.
Where was George Selden born?
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
George Selden/Place of birth
When was George Selden born?
May 14, 1929
George Selden/Date of birth
George Selden (Thompson) was born on May 14, 1929. Well-known as the author of The Cricket in Times Square (illustrated by Garth Williams), he was born in Hartford, Connecticut and educated at Loomis School and Yale University. A Fulbright scholarship took him to Italy in 1951 and 1952.
Is George Selden still alive?
Deceased (1929–1989)
George Selden/Living or Deceased
Where did George Selden go to school?
Yale University
Loomis Chaffee School
George Selden/Education
What did George B Selden invent?
Car
George B. Selden/Inventions
What killed Edsel Ford?
Stomach cancer
Edsel Ford/Cause of death
Edsel Ford died of stomach cancer at the age of 49, in May of 1943, at Gaukler Point, with his wife Eleanor by his side. Henry Ford ordered all of Ford Motor Company to shut down and observe a moment of respectful silence the day his only child was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.
Why did Ford Edsel fail?
Ugly, overpriced, overhyped, poorly made and poorly timed, the Edsel was made for only two years. In the end, the failed program cost Ford $250 million [source: Carlson]. The “car of the future” is now a cautionary tale in business classrooms, though there were actually a few winners in the case of the Edsel.
What was the Selden patent?
SELDEN PATENT, the first and most bitterly contested of all the automobile patents. The original application for a patent on a vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine was filed in 1879 by George B. Selden of Rochester, New York, and issued in 1895.
Who took over from Henry Ford?
| Henry Ford II | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Philip Caldwell |
| President of the Ford Motor Company | |
| In office September 21, 1945 – November 9, 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Ford |