More than 129 million copies of his Clifford books have sold since then, and an animated series based on the books is aired in 65 countries. The gigantic dog went on to anchor a series of books that has spread into TV and beyond. When Norma Bridwell suggested he follow up by writing another story about Clifford and Emily Elizabeth - and maybe even two or three - the author answered, "Oh, no. " was shocked when it was accepted for publication, because I'd never written anything before," said Norman Bridwell.īridwell told Simon that he "was shocked when it was accepted for publication, because I'd never written anything before." The original, 1963 cover of Clifford the Big Red Dog. Instead, they decided the dog should be named Clifford, after an imaginary friend Norma Bridwell had when she was little. It was Norma Bridwell who told the budding children's book author that his idea to call a huge bloodhound "Tiny" was "stupid," as he recalled when he and his wife spoke with NPR's Scott Simon. "He passed peacefully with family members at his bedside," the AP reports, citing Norma Bridwell. He had also suffered from prostate cancer, his wife tells the news agency. No cause of death has yet been released, but the AP reports that the author had been in the hospital since falling down at home several weeks ago. He died Friday on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, where he had long lived with his wife, Norma. In 2012, Bridwell told NPR he had been shocked when his idea was accepted for publication.Ī native of Indiana, Bridwell was 86. More than 50 years after he came up with a story about Clifford the Big Red Dog, artist and author Norman Bridwell has died. The creator of the Clifford the Big Red Dog stories died Friday at age 86.
Author Norman Bridwell and his wife, Norma, pose for a portrait in 2011.
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