Born 150 Years Ago Today: The Man Who Was Uncle Wiggily
Born 150 years ago this day: Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962), most notable for creating the children’s book character Uncle Wiggily. The title of this post is derived from that of his son’s 1966 book My Father Was Uncle Wiggily. Garis was a reporter for the Newark Evening News who wrote over 11,000 stories featuring his star character for the paper for five decades starting in 1910. These were…
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