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Norman Bridwell, Creator of ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog,’ Dead at 86

MASSACHUSETTS (CNN) – Norman Bridwell, the creator of “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” has died, according to his publisher, Scholastic. Bridwell d...
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MASSACHUSETTS (CNN) – Norman Bridwell, the creator of “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” has died, according to his publisher, Scholastic.

Bridwell died December 12 in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. He was 86.

According to Scholastic, Bridwell’s “Clifford” books — and there are dozens of them — have sold millions of copies in 13 languages. Clifford also crossed over to television, starring on the PBS Kids series of the same name.

A movie is due in 2016.

“Norman Bridwell’s books about Clifford, childhood’s most loveable dog, could only have been written by a gentle man with a great sense of humor,” said Scholastic Chairman and CEO Dick Robinson.

Norman Bridwell, Creator of ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog,’ Dead at 86

“Norman personified the values that we as parents and educators hope to communicate to our children — kindness, compassion, helpfulness, gratitude — through the Clifford stories which have been loved for more than 50 years.”

Clifford, an oversized, clumsy but good-natured dog whose curiosity sometimes gets him into mischief, was born in 1963. Bridwell originally wanted to name him “Tiny,” but his wife convinced him otherwise. Clifford’s friend, Emily Elizabeth, takes her name from one of Bridwell’s children.

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