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I don't believe that a page hosted on rotten.com is entirely appropriate, despite the innocence of the page itself. The entire domain is blacklisted by my work proxy server and, given the content of the main site, I don't think this is a suitable external link for Wikipedia.
While there are some interesting and valuable pages on that website (and the page itself is pretty innocuous), I'm more concerned about the accuracy. I haven't seen any corroboration for claims that he was a plagiarizer, a womanizer, etc. Maybe I'm just under-informed, but if not, Wikipedia shouldn't be linking to inaccurate information. Wolfychan 03:54, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
The article says: In 1955, he designed the character Smokey Bear for Little Golden Books.
But Smokey Bear says: Smokey Bear is a mascot of the United States Forest Service created in 1944
Doesn't sound like the same character.
Bovlb 02:19, 2005 Jun 18 (UTC)
I think what's going on (and I am editing both this article and Smokey Bear to reflect this) is that in 1955 Little Golden Books came out with a book about Smokey Bear, who was by then well known, and that their book version was drawn by Scarry. According to a couple of U.S. Forest service sites (see here and here), the official artist (i.e. for the bear on all the Firestry Service posters and whatnot) was Rudolph (Rudy) Wendelin. — Steve Summit ( talk) 18:12, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
Okay, anybody know for sure how Scarry pronounced his last name? Saying, as we do here, "pronounced like 'scarry'", doesn't help so much! We should make it unambiguous and use "starry" or "scary" (or maybe even "hairy"), as the case may be. — Steve Summit ( talk) 19:16, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
I watched his show "The Busy World of Richard Scarry" as a child, and incidentally saw the opening credits for it on YouTube today here: [1] [1], in which it says his name. It is, surprisingly enough, pronounced "scary," as in frightening. Followedbytidalwaves ( talk) 08:41, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
References
Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Frumble, Mr. Fixit, Sally, and Uncle Willy are just a few of his best-known creations. I will add to the list as I remember their names! This is definitely info that people want when researching Mr. Scarry. It would be lovely to see a list of character names with a picture (or link to a picture, if copyright is an issue) next to each. — Lilly Williams ( talk) 21:02, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
The Little Bear link says that the linked series was by others, not Sacrry. Is Good Night, Little Bear actually part of that series? If so, the page on the series should be updated. If not, the link on the Sarry page should be removed. Dvd Avins 21:33, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
The article states he was born in Boston, Mass., but is currently categorised under 'People from Ridgefield, Connecticut'. It should be one or the other - which was it? -- Thoughtcat ( talk) 20:10, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
There is no hint of how his life might have impacted on his art. To an adult eye much of his work has a satiric edge. This would be worth adding.-- Jack Upland ( talk) 10:03, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
To clear the issue up, his surname is pronounced Ska Ree. It's a very old Irish name. I know because it's also my surname and I happen to be Irish. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DocScarry ( talk • contribs) 7 March 2008
Please add the following books to his list:
Richard Scarry's Mother Goose. Written and Illustrated by Richard Scarry. Golden Press New York, 1972.
Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever. Written and Illustrated by Richard Scarry. Golden Press New York, 1964.
Boats. Written and Illustrated by Richard Scarry. Golden Press New York, 1967.
You may want to check http://www.worldcat.org for the ISBN numbers. This link may help. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26356514&referer=brief_results 206.57.40.102 ( talk) 15:42, 26 March 2009 (UTC) Jeff
Jsaiura ( talk) 13:35, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Jsaiura
Inside the Little Golden Book #66 Two Little Miners By Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thacher Hurd Pictures by Richard Scarry, 1949, the Author's and Artist description contains the following text:
″This is the first book Richard Scarry has illustrated. After graduating from the Boston Museum School, he did magazine art. During World War II he was an art director in the army.″
Pamcwill ( talk) 05:46, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
Samdelstorm ( talk) 03:37, 19 April 2011 (UTC)I am new to Wikipedia editing, so apologies if this doesn't conform to guidelines (which I did read, promise!). I'm a long time Scarry fan that has taken a renewed interest now that my son is 2 years old, and I am attempting to create another generation of fan(s).
Regarding the pronunciation of his name, I truly respect name origins and "home country" pronunciations, but I also know from first hand experience that names from a country of origin may be pronounced differently in another country, even if spelled the same. (My maiden name is this way - pronounced even now in Sweden one way, in the US by my family as another, with the same spelling.) To this end, I will look for any interviews, references, etc. for how Richard Scarry himself pronounced his name - that might be a better way to approach this. (Perhaps I/we can contact his son?)
Under the Biography section, it would be nice to learn more about his life - where he went to school, what his other interests were, what made them decide to move to Switzerland, etc. Could the Biography group look into this?
Thanks for the opportunity to comment. Hopefully, I can assist with the research and add to this page in the near future. As a first thought, I found the following web site - which indexes the collection of Richard Scarry Papers at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at UConn - a very nice overview not only of some bio information but also a nice listing of Scarry's characters (per a previous talk post) and other details:
http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/findaids/scarry/MSS19970048.html
Also worth considering for source material would be the following biography (which I will read): The Busy, Busy World of Richard Scarry by Walter Retan and Ole Risom.
Regards. - Samdelstorm ( talk) 03:37, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
The last paragraph of this section leaves a lot of auxiliary verbs out. 98.87.132.15 ( talk) 01:11, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
The bibliography section here is in alphabetical order and doesn't include date of first publication. A better format would be in order of publication, and with date of first publication in parentheses. This would allow the reader to see the development of his stories and ideas just by glancing at the bibliography. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.44.95.215 ( talk) 08:37, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
I have replaced the pronunciation note in the History section with one written in the IPA, as best I could figure it out using Irish orthography and Irish phonology. I couldn't find a source online and I probably got it a bit wrong, so any Irish Gaelic speakers, especially those familiar with the accent from the west coast of Ireland where his name originated, please fix it. MacMog ( talk) 01:21, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
I'm not an authority on Scarry, only a huge fan, so I won't presume to touch the text...but I'm fairly certain that the 1991 "Best Year Ever" book listed in the bibliography section, the correct title of that book is "Best Busy Year Ever." I have a copy of the book in front of me now, and some Internet searching seems to confirm that the longer title is the only correct one. Someone who knows the subject better than I do might want to look into this further.
byamrcn 20:54, 22 April 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Byamrcn ( talk • contribs)
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I don't believe that a page hosted on rotten.com is entirely appropriate, despite the innocence of the page itself. The entire domain is blacklisted by my work proxy server and, given the content of the main site, I don't think this is a suitable external link for Wikipedia.
While there are some interesting and valuable pages on that website (and the page itself is pretty innocuous), I'm more concerned about the accuracy. I haven't seen any corroboration for claims that he was a plagiarizer, a womanizer, etc. Maybe I'm just under-informed, but if not, Wikipedia shouldn't be linking to inaccurate information. Wolfychan 03:54, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
The article says: In 1955, he designed the character Smokey Bear for Little Golden Books.
But Smokey Bear says: Smokey Bear is a mascot of the United States Forest Service created in 1944
Doesn't sound like the same character.
Bovlb 02:19, 2005 Jun 18 (UTC)
I think what's going on (and I am editing both this article and Smokey Bear to reflect this) is that in 1955 Little Golden Books came out with a book about Smokey Bear, who was by then well known, and that their book version was drawn by Scarry. According to a couple of U.S. Forest service sites (see here and here), the official artist (i.e. for the bear on all the Firestry Service posters and whatnot) was Rudolph (Rudy) Wendelin. — Steve Summit ( talk) 18:12, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
Okay, anybody know for sure how Scarry pronounced his last name? Saying, as we do here, "pronounced like 'scarry'", doesn't help so much! We should make it unambiguous and use "starry" or "scary" (or maybe even "hairy"), as the case may be. — Steve Summit ( talk) 19:16, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
I watched his show "The Busy World of Richard Scarry" as a child, and incidentally saw the opening credits for it on YouTube today here: [1] [1], in which it says his name. It is, surprisingly enough, pronounced "scary," as in frightening. Followedbytidalwaves ( talk) 08:41, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
References
Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Frumble, Mr. Fixit, Sally, and Uncle Willy are just a few of his best-known creations. I will add to the list as I remember their names! This is definitely info that people want when researching Mr. Scarry. It would be lovely to see a list of character names with a picture (or link to a picture, if copyright is an issue) next to each. — Lilly Williams ( talk) 21:02, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
The Little Bear link says that the linked series was by others, not Sacrry. Is Good Night, Little Bear actually part of that series? If so, the page on the series should be updated. If not, the link on the Sarry page should be removed. Dvd Avins 21:33, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
The article states he was born in Boston, Mass., but is currently categorised under 'People from Ridgefield, Connecticut'. It should be one or the other - which was it? -- Thoughtcat ( talk) 20:10, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
There is no hint of how his life might have impacted on his art. To an adult eye much of his work has a satiric edge. This would be worth adding.-- Jack Upland ( talk) 10:03, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
To clear the issue up, his surname is pronounced Ska Ree. It's a very old Irish name. I know because it's also my surname and I happen to be Irish. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DocScarry ( talk • contribs) 7 March 2008
Please add the following books to his list:
Richard Scarry's Mother Goose. Written and Illustrated by Richard Scarry. Golden Press New York, 1972.
Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever. Written and Illustrated by Richard Scarry. Golden Press New York, 1964.
Boats. Written and Illustrated by Richard Scarry. Golden Press New York, 1967.
You may want to check http://www.worldcat.org for the ISBN numbers. This link may help. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26356514&referer=brief_results 206.57.40.102 ( talk) 15:42, 26 March 2009 (UTC) Jeff
Jsaiura ( talk) 13:35, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Jsaiura
Inside the Little Golden Book #66 Two Little Miners By Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thacher Hurd Pictures by Richard Scarry, 1949, the Author's and Artist description contains the following text:
″This is the first book Richard Scarry has illustrated. After graduating from the Boston Museum School, he did magazine art. During World War II he was an art director in the army.″
Pamcwill ( talk) 05:46, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
Samdelstorm ( talk) 03:37, 19 April 2011 (UTC)I am new to Wikipedia editing, so apologies if this doesn't conform to guidelines (which I did read, promise!). I'm a long time Scarry fan that has taken a renewed interest now that my son is 2 years old, and I am attempting to create another generation of fan(s).
Regarding the pronunciation of his name, I truly respect name origins and "home country" pronunciations, but I also know from first hand experience that names from a country of origin may be pronounced differently in another country, even if spelled the same. (My maiden name is this way - pronounced even now in Sweden one way, in the US by my family as another, with the same spelling.) To this end, I will look for any interviews, references, etc. for how Richard Scarry himself pronounced his name - that might be a better way to approach this. (Perhaps I/we can contact his son?)
Under the Biography section, it would be nice to learn more about his life - where he went to school, what his other interests were, what made them decide to move to Switzerland, etc. Could the Biography group look into this?
Thanks for the opportunity to comment. Hopefully, I can assist with the research and add to this page in the near future. As a first thought, I found the following web site - which indexes the collection of Richard Scarry Papers at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at UConn - a very nice overview not only of some bio information but also a nice listing of Scarry's characters (per a previous talk post) and other details:
http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/findaids/scarry/MSS19970048.html
Also worth considering for source material would be the following biography (which I will read): The Busy, Busy World of Richard Scarry by Walter Retan and Ole Risom.
Regards. - Samdelstorm ( talk) 03:37, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
The last paragraph of this section leaves a lot of auxiliary verbs out. 98.87.132.15 ( talk) 01:11, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
The bibliography section here is in alphabetical order and doesn't include date of first publication. A better format would be in order of publication, and with date of first publication in parentheses. This would allow the reader to see the development of his stories and ideas just by glancing at the bibliography. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.44.95.215 ( talk) 08:37, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
I have replaced the pronunciation note in the History section with one written in the IPA, as best I could figure it out using Irish orthography and Irish phonology. I couldn't find a source online and I probably got it a bit wrong, so any Irish Gaelic speakers, especially those familiar with the accent from the west coast of Ireland where his name originated, please fix it. MacMog ( talk) 01:21, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
I'm not an authority on Scarry, only a huge fan, so I won't presume to touch the text...but I'm fairly certain that the 1991 "Best Year Ever" book listed in the bibliography section, the correct title of that book is "Best Busy Year Ever." I have a copy of the book in front of me now, and some Internet searching seems to confirm that the longer title is the only correct one. Someone who knows the subject better than I do might want to look into this further.
byamrcn 20:54, 22 April 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Byamrcn ( talk • contribs)