James Marshall

Marshall worked between 1942 and 1992 across writer, children's writer and illustrator. This article rests on 149 published texts, 1 digitised documents and 53 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

James Marshall studied at San Antonio College, Southern Connecticut State University and New England Conservatory. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are New York City. Distinctions recorded are Children's Literature Legacy Award and Caldecott Medal.

• Name — James Marshall • Born — 10 October 1942 • Birthplace — San Antonio, Texas • Died — 13 October 1992 (age 50) • Occupation — Writer and illustrator

James Marshall was born on October 10, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas, where he grew up on his family's 85-acre farm. Marshall's father worked on the railroad and had a band, and his mother sang in the local church choir. The family later moved to Beaumont, Texas. Marshall said: "Beaumont is deep south and swampy and I hated it. I knew I would die if I stayed there so I diligently studied the viola, and eventually won a scholarship to the New England Conservatory in Boston." He entered the New England Conservatory of Music but injured his hand in an airplane accident, causing his music career to end at age 19. Marshall returned to Texas, where he attended San Antonio College, and later transferred to Southern Connecticut State University, where he earned degrees in French and history.

From 1968 to 1970, Marshall taught French and Spanish classes at Cathedral High School in Boston, Massachusetts, despite not knowing Spanish. In 1970 he moved to New York City to work as an illustrator, and soon illustrated his first picture book, Plink, Plink, Plink by Byrd Baylor (1971). In 1972 he published George and Martha, his first book as an author-illustrator. He illustrated several books by the writer Harry Allard including Miss Nelson Is Missing and The Stupids. Later in his career, Marshall illustrated picture book versions of classic fairy tales including Little Red Riding Hood, Mother Goose, Hansel and Gretel, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. As illustrator of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Marshall was a runner-up for the Caldecott Medal in 1989 (the "Caldecott Honor Books" display silver rather than gold seals). He won a University of Mississippi Silver Medallion in 1992. Over his career, he was three times recognized by The New York Times Book Review as one of the best illustrated children's book of the year. Marshall lived between an apartment in the Chelsea district of New York City and a home in Mansfield Hollow, Connecticut. He died on October 13, 1992, three days after his 50th birthday. Marshall's obituary states that he died of a brain tumor, but his sister has since clarified that he died of AIDS. Marshall was gay, and though he did not publicly come out during his lifetime, he was open with those he knew personally about his sexuality.

• Title — Author — Illustrator — City — Publisher — Year • A Day With Whisker Wickles — Cynthia Jameson — James Marshall — New York — Coward McCann — 1975 • A Summer in the South — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt — 1977 • A Frog and Her Dog — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1977 • All the Way Home — Lore Segal — James Marshall — New York — Farrar, Straus, Giroux — 1973 • Bonzini! The Tattooed Man — Jeffrey Allen — James Marshall — Boston — Little, Brown and Co — 1976 • Bumps in the Night — Harry Allard — James Marshall — New York — Bantam Doubleday Dell — 1979 • Carrot Nose — Jan Wahl — James Marshall — Farrar, Straus, and Giroux — 1978 • Choosing Books For Children: A Commonsense Guide — Betsy Hearne — James Marshall — New York — Delacorte — 1990 • Cinderella — Barbara Karlin — James Marshall — New York — Dial Books — 1989 • Dinner at Alberta's — Russell Hoban — James Marshall — New York — Thomas Y. Crowell — 1975 • Dinosaur's Housewarming Party — Norma Klein — James Marshall — New York — Crown Publishers — 1974 • Eugene — James Marshall — James Marshall — 1975 • Four Little Troubles — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1975 • Four on the Shore — Edward Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1985 • Fox all Week — Edward Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Penguin — 1984 • Fox and His Friends — Edward Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Penguin — 1982 • Fox at School — Edward Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1983 • Fox Be Nimble — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1990 • Fox in Love — Edward Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Penguin — 1982 • Fox on Stage — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Penguin — 1993 • Fox on the Job — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1988 • Fox on Wheels — Edward Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1983 • Fox Outfoxed — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Penguin — 1992 • Fox Tales (Fox Outfoxed, Fox Be Nimble, Fox on Stage) — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial Books For Young Readers — 1990 • George and Martha — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1972 • George and Martha Encore — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1973 • George and Martha Back in Town — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1984 • George and Martha One Fine Day — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1978 • George and Martha Rise and Shine — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1976 • George and Martha Round and Round — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1988 • George and Martha Tons of Fun — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1980 • Go, Go, Go — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1981 • Goldilocks and the Three Bears — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial Books — 1988 • Hansel and Gretel — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial Books — 1990 • Haunted House Jokes — Louis Phillips — James Marshall — USA — Puffin — 1988 • Hey Diddle Diddle — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Farrar, Straus & Giroux — 1979 • How Beastly! A Menagerie of Nonsense Poems — Jane Yolen — James Marshall — New York — Collins — 1980 • I Will Not Go to Market Today — Harry Allard — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1979 • It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House — Harry Allard — James Marshall — Garden City — Doubleday — 1977 • James Marshall's Mother Goose — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Farrar, Straus & Giroux — 1979 • Lazy Stories — Diane Wolkstein — James Marshall — New York — Seabury Press — 1976 • MacGoose's Grocery — Frank Asch — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1978 • Mary Alice Operator Number 9 — Jeffrey Allen — James Marshall — Boston — Little Brown & Co. — 1975 • Miss. Dog's Christmas Treat — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1973 • Merry Christmas, Space Case — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1986 • Miss Nelson Has a Field Day — Harry Allard — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1985 • Miss Nelson is Back — Harry Allard — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin Co. — 1982 • Miss Nelson is Missing — Harry Allard — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1977 • My Friends the Frogs — James Marshall — James Marshall — Lexington, Mass. — D.C. Heath — 1989 • Nosey Mrs. Rat — Jeffrey Allen — James Marshall — New York — Viking Kestrel — 1985 • Old Mother Hubbard and Her Wonderful Dog — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Farrar, Straus & Giroux — 1991 • Plink Plink Plink — Byrd Baylor — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1971 • Pocket Full of Nonsense — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Golden Books — 1992 • Portly McSwine — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1979 • Rats on the Range — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial Books for Young Readers — 1993 • Rats on the Roof — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial Books for Young Readers — 1991 • Rapscallion Jones — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Viking — 1983 • Red Riding Hood — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1987 • Roger's Umbrella — Daniel Pinkwater — James Marshall — New York — Dutton — 1982 • Space Case — Edward Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1980 • Speedboat — James Marshall — James Marshall — Middletown, Connecticut — Xerox Education Publications — 1976 • Sing Out, Irene — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1975 • Snake, His Story — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin Co. — 1975 • Someone is Talking About Hortense — Laurette Murdock — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton — 1975 • Swine Lake — James Marshall — Maurice Sendak — New York — HarperCollins — 1999 • Taking Care of Carruthers — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton — 1981 • The Night Before Christmas — Clement C. Moore — James Marshall — New York — Scholastic — 1985 • The Owl and the Pussycat — Edward Lear — James Marshall — S.l. — HarperCollins — 1991 • The Adventures of Isabel: a Verse — Ogden Nash — James Marshall — Boston — Little, Brown — 1991 • The Big Jump / el salto — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflen — 1981 • The Boy Who Cried Wolf — Freya Littledale — James Marshall — New York — Scholastic — 1975 • The Cut-ups — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Viking Kestrel — 1984 • The Cut-ups at Camp Custer — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Viking Penguin — 1989 • The Cut-ups Carry On — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Viking — 1990 • The Cut-ups Crack Up — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Viking Penguin — 1992 • The Cut-ups Cut Loose — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Viking Kestrel — 1987 • The Frog Prince — Edith H. Tarcov — James Marshall — New York — Scholastic — 1974 • The Exploding Frog and Other Fables From Aesop — John McFarland — James Marshall — Boston — Little, Brown — 1981 • The Piggy in the Puddle — Charlotte Pomerantz — James Marshall — New York — Simon & Schuster — 1974 • The Stupids Die — Harry Allard — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1981 • The Stupids Have a Ball — Harry Allard — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1978 • The Stupids Step Out — Harry Allard — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1974 • The Stupids Take Off — Harry Allard — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1989 • The Three Little Pigs — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1989 • There's a Party at Mona's Tonight — Harry Allard — James Marshall — Garden City — Doubleday — 1981 • Three by the Sea — Edward Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial Press — 1981 • Three Up a Tree — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1986 • Troll Country — Edward Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Dial — 1980 • What's the Matter With Carruthers — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1972 • Willis — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1974 • Wings: a Tale of Two Chickens — James Marshall — James Marshall — New York — Viking — 1986 • Yummers! — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1972 • Yummers Too: the Second Course — James Marshall — James Marshall — Boston — Houghton Mifflin — 1986

James Marshall was born on 10 October 1942 in San Antonio. Marshall held the nationality of United States. Marshall was educated at San Antonio College, Southern Connecticut State University and New England Conservatory. Marshall worked as writer, children's writer and illustrator. Marshall worked in New York City. Marshall worked in English.

Marshall wrote as well as composed, and is recorded as writer and children's writer. 4 books and published texts survive in the institutional catalogues, spanning 1974 to 1977. They are Miss Viola Swamp (1977), The Stupids (1974), Ninja Versus Pirate Featuring Zombies and Zombie Versus Fairy Featuring Albinos.