Eric Chase Anderson is an American author, illustrator and actor.

Early life

Anderson was born in

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, and attended Stratford High School. He is the younger brother of filmmaker

Wes Anderson Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. Wes Anderson filmography, His films are known for themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Due to his films' eccentricity, distinctive visual and narrative ...

Work

Anderson's first book for young readers, ''Chuck Dugan Is AWOL: A Novel, With Maps'', was published in 2005 by Chronicle Books. His illustrations have also appeared in ''

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'' magazine and ''

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'' and as part of a marketing campaign for

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. He illustrated all of the maps, covers, and other packaging of the

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editions of the films '' Rushmore'', ''

The Royal Tenenbaums ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' is a 2001 American tragicomedy film directed by Wes Anderson and co-written with Owen Wilson. It stars Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, and Owen Wilson. ...

'', ''

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' is a 2004 American adventure comedy-drama film written by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach and directed by Anderson. It is Anderson's fourth feature-length film and was released in the United States on Decem ...

'', and ''

The Darjeeling Limited ''The Darjeeling Limited'' is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson, which he co-produced with Scott Rudin, Roman Coppola, and Lydia Dean Pilcher, and co-wrote with Coppola and Jason Schwartzman. The film stars Owen Wilso ...

''. Anderson also helped conceptualize the design for ''

'' by making detailed maps of each room in the Tenenbaum house for the production designers to use as guides, in addition to creating all of the drawings and paintings credited to Richie Tenenbaum. In 2005, he published an opinion piece in ''

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'' concerning the Randy "Duke" Cunningham affair.

Filmography

References

External links

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''Chuck Dugan is AWOL'' at AmazonCommercial Illustration Website
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