Biography

Crockett Johnson(1906-1975)

Writer

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Crockett Johnson was born on 20 October 1906 in New York City, New York, USA. Crockett was a writer, known for The Frowning Prince (1961), General Electric Theater (1953) and Harold and the Purple Crayon (1959). Crockett died on 11 July 1975 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.

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Known for

The Frowning Prince (1961)

The Frowning Prince

Short

Writer

1961

Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)

General Electric Theater

6.8

TV Series

Writer

Harold and the Purple Crayon (1959)

Harold and the Purple Crayon

7.3

Short

Writer

1959

Gene Deitch in Alice of Wonderland in Paris (1966)

Alice of Wonderland in Paris

5.0

Writer

1966

Credits

Writer

Harold and the Purple Crayon
5.7
- book
- 2024
Harold and the Purple Crayon
7.8
TV Series
- book
- 2001–2002
Harold's Fairy Tale
6.8
Short
- book
- 1974
A Picture for Harold's Room
6.4
Short
- book
- 1971
Alice of Wonderland in Paris
5.0
- story "The Frowning Prince"
- 1966
The Frowning Prince
Short
- story and pictures by
- 1961
Harold and the Purple Crayon
7.3
Short
- based on the book by
- 1959
General Electric Theater
6.8
TV Series
- comic strip "Barnaby"
- 1959

Personal details

Born
- October 20, 1906
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- July 11, 1975
- Westport, Connecticut, USA(lung cancer)

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