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- Norton Juster was born on June 2, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Phantom Tollbooth, The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) and Jackanory (1965). He was married to Jeanne Betty Edyth Ray. He died on March 8, 2021 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.
- SpouseJeanne Betty Edyth Ray(August 15, 1964 - October 29, 2018) (her death, 1 child)
- Both his parents were Jewish immigrants; his father, Samuel Juster, was born in Romania and his mother, Minnie Silberman, was of Polish Jewish descent.
- He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and studied city planning at the University of Liverpool in England.
- Served in the United States Navy for three years and was stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
- His book "The Hello Goodbye Window" won the Caldecott Medal.
- His book "The Phantom Tollbooth" won the George C. Stone Centre for Children's Books Award.
- Many of the things which can never be, often are.
- Why not? That's a good reason for almost anything - a bit used perhaps, but still quite serviceable.
- There are no wrong roads to anywhere. Except the that leads you to a car crash.
- Whether or not you find your own way, you're bound to find some way. If you happen to find my way, please return it, as it was lost years ago.
- You know that it's there, but you just don't know where - but just because you can never reach it doesn't mean that it's not worth looking for.
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