The two collaborated on many works, including the popular "Harry the dog" books beginning with Harry the Dirty Dog in 1956. His wife Margaret Bloy Graham (whom he married 1948, and later divorced in 1968) illustrated the book. He published his first book, All Falling Down, which was a runner up for the Caldecott Medal in 1951. Gene served during World War II in the Antiaricraft Artillery Visual Training Aids Section, designing training manuals and filmstrips from 1942-44. He graduated from the Pratt Institute and worked for Esquire Publications and CBS, and worked as a free lance writer and designer from 1949 to 1975. Gene Zion was born Octoin New York, New York.
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