Munro Leaf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Munro Leaf

American children's writer and illustrator, and cartoonist

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1905

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 21-Dec-1976

Profession: writer, illustrator, children's writer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Wilbur Monroe Leaf (a.k.a.
Munro Leaf) (December 4, 1905 – December 21, 1976) was an American author of children's literature who wrote and illustrated nearly 40 books during his 40-year career.
He is best known for The Story of Ferdinand (1936), a children's classic which he wrote on a yellow legal-length pad in less than an hour.
Labeled as subversive, it stirred an international controversy.