Bernard Wiseman (26 August 1922 – 11 January 1995) was an American author of children's books. He wrote ''Morris and Boris: Three Stories'' (1974) and other children's books. He was active from 1958 to 1995.

Early Years

Wiseman was born in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, New York on August 26, 1922. He joined the

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during World War II. He rose to the rank of

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and saw action in the Atlantic Ocean on a destroyer escort.

Career

After being honorably discharged in 1945, Wiseman began working as a

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in New York City. His work was frequently published in '' The New Yorker'' and '' Playboy magazine''. Wiseman also created a series for ''

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'' magazine called Sir Nervous Norman, humorous stories of an insecure medieval knight. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Wiseman began writing and illustrating early reader children's books. His first major title was ''The Log and Admiral Frog''. Wiseman published over 80 books, his most popular being the Morris the Moose series. Morris and his pal Boris the Bear had adventures children could relate to. They had a pun-filled

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relationship. In 1977, Wiseman and his wife Susan and stepson Peter moved to Melbourne, Florida. There he had two sons of his own, Michael and Andrew. Wiseman died in 1995. He is interred in Arlington National Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiseman, Bernard 1922 births 1995 deaths American children's writers United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II