Munro Leaf

Nacimiento : 1905-12-04, Hamilton - Maryland - USA

Muerte : 1976-12-21

Historia

William Munro Leaf was the author of some thirty popular books for children. During his lifetime, "The Story of Ferdinand" (1936), his tale about a Spanish bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in the ring, was translated into over sixty languages, including Twl, Ga, Fanti and Ewe in Africa. Leaf received his master's degree at Harvard after graduating from the University of Maryland. He taught preparatory school for a numbers of years before becoming editor and director of the New York publishing house F. A. Stokes. Later Leaf would make a number of trips abroad as a cultural representative for the US State Department. William Munro Leaf died of cancer at his home in Garret Park, Maryland, on 20 December, 1976. He left behind his wife, the former Margaret Pope, and two sons. - IMDb Mini Biography By: John F. Barlow

Películas

Ferdinand
Ferdinand
Author
Ferdinand es un novillo muy tranquilo que prefiere sentarse bajo un árbol a oler las flores que saltar, resoplar y embestirse con otros toros. A medida que va creciendo y haciéndose fuerte, su temperamento no cambia y sigue siendo un toro manso. Un día, unos hombres vienen buscando al toro más grande, rápido y bravo... y Ferdinand es elegido equivocadamente para las corridas de toros de Madrid.
Ferdinand
Ferdinand
Book
Ferdinand es un novillo muy tranquilo que prefiere sentarse bajo un árbol a oler las flores que saltar, resoplar y embestirse con otros toros. A medida que va creciendo y haciéndose fuerte, su temperamento no cambia y sigue siendo un toro manso. Un día, unos hombres vienen buscando al toro más grande, rápido y bravo... y Ferdinand es elegido equivocadamente para las corridas de toros de Madrid.
A Child Went Forth
A Child Went Forth
Writer
A line from Whitman, "There was a child went forth every day," starts this film: a visit to a farm that's a summer camp and progressive school for exploration and discovery. The children, as young as two or three, have room and time to question, wonder, and learn. We build a wading pool, use tools, climb and swing, bath a dog - and learn to live together. There are spats, and little adult interference. A tree house sparks children's imagination. They visit a neighboring farm, play with the animals and ride on a tractor that's plowing. They eat and nap. There's story time, easels for art, and a lollipop. It's the perfect place for city children to be safe from bombardment, says the narrator.
El toro Ferdinando
El toro Ferdinando
Novel
Este corto ganador de un Oscar habla de un toro que prefería sentarse bajo los árboles y oler las flores antes que chocar los cuernos con sus compañeros animales. Por suerte, una abeja inoportuna revela el lado feroz de Ferdinand a través de aullidos de dolor y pisadas salvajes. Esto lo lleva a la arena de las corridas de toros en medio de personajes basados en los animadores de Walt con un matador que, según los informes, sigue el modelo del propio Walt.