William Joyce (1) (1957–)
Author of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
For other authors named William Joyce, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Author and illustrator, William Joyce was born December 11, 1957. He attended Southern Methodist University. He has written and illustrated many award-winning picture books. His first published title was Tammy and the Gigantic Fish. His other titles include George Shrinks, Dinosaur Bob, Santa show more Calls, The Leaf Men, A Day with Wilbur Robinson, Bently and Egg, and Rolie Polie Olie. In addition to writing and illustrating, he also works on movies based on his books. Among other awards, he has received a Golden Kite Award Honor Book for Illustration and a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. In addition, he received two Annie awards for his Rolie Polie Olie series on the Disney Channel. He also won an Academy Award in 2012 for the category of Best Animated Short Film for for his work: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. He made The New York Times Best Seller List with his title The Numberlys. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by William Joyce
The Cask of Amontillado [2014 short film] — Director; Screenwriter — 1 copy
Silent [2014 short film] — Screenwriter — 1 copy
Associated Works
The Art of Reading: Forty Illustrators Celebrate RIF's 40th Anniversary (2005) — Contributor — 240 copies
Kong Unbound: The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend (2005) — Contributor — 22 copies
The Scarecrow [2013 short film] — Producer — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Joyce, William
- Other names
- Joyce, William Edward (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1957-12-11
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
- Places of residence
- Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
- Education
- Southern Methodist University
- Occupations
- author
filmmaker
illustrator - Organizations
- Moonbot Studios
Members
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Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 54
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 11,174
- Popularity
- #2,110
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 414
- ISBNs
- 348
- Languages
- 15
- Favorited
- 5
- Touchstones
- 116
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