Nan Brooks
Nan Brooks (January 15, 1935 – February 25, 2018), also known as Nancy Florence Earl-Brooks, was an American children's book illustrator who illustrated numerous books from the 1970s onwards. Brooks grew up in Cape May, New Jersey, and studied advertising design in Philadelphia. After graduation, she soon moved on to freelance illustration.
Also recorded as Nancy Florence Earl-Brooks
Nan Brooks
- Born
- 1935
- Died
- 2018
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- illustrator
- Languages
- English
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Nan Brooks (January 15, 1935 – February 25, 2018), also known as Nancy Florence Earl-Brooks, was an American children's book illustrator who illustrated numerous books from the 1970s onwards. Brooks grew up in Cape May, New Jersey, and studied advertising design in Philadelphia. After graduation, she soon moved on to freelance illustration.
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1935
Nan Brooks was born on 15 January 1935.
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Nan Brooks died on 25 February 2018.
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