![]() Clifford became an icon in other media as well, including cartoons, a feature film, a musical, stuffed animals, key chains, posters and stickers. (The New York Times reported Clifford’s name originally was meant to be Tiny thankfully Bridwell’s wife encouraged her husband to name the dog Clifford, after one of her childhood imaginary friends.)īridwell wrote and illustrated more than 40 Clifford books that sold more than 120 million copies worldwide. He created the iconic oversized, floppy-eared, bright red dog in 1963 with a book simply titled “Clifford, the Big Red Dog.” The Associated Press reported Bridwell died Dec. Like me, many know him better as the man behind Clifford the Big Red Dog. I had never bothered to search Google for his face.)īut I knew him well by his words, by his art, by his imagination.Īnd by his name, which was on the cover of many of my favorite books. (To be honest, I didn’t know what he looked like before yesterday. I call him “friend” even though I never met him. ![]() This artwork originally appeared in the book “Clifford Takes a Trip” and has been circulating social media after Clifford creator Norman Bridwell died Dec. ![]()
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