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The Gremlins is a children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl and published in 1943. [1] In writing the book, Dahl draws on his own experience as a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during the Second World War.
Dahl wrote his first story for children, The Gremlins, in 1943; the story was also written for Walt Disney, who was interested in turning it into a film that was ultimately never made. [3] This was Roald Dahl's first children's book published, though it was originally not written as such. [ 4 ]
Gremlin depicted in nose art of a Rockwell B-1 Lancer aircraft of the 28th Bomb Wing.. Although their origin is found in myths among airmen claiming that gremlins were responsible for sabotaging aircraft, the folklorist John W. Hazen states that some people derive the name from the Old English word gremian, "to vex", [5] while Carol Rose, in her book Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins ...
Brendan Hay is an American screenwriter, comic book creator, and a television producer. Hay is executive producer of the Gremlins animated prequel series and former showrunner of Harvey Girls Forever! and Dawn of the Croods, both for DreamWorks Animation and Netflix.
Fifinella, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) mascot, created by The Walt Disney Company. WASP Dorothy Olsen wears an A-2 jacket with a Fifinella patch. Fifinella was a female gremlin designed by Walt Disney for a proposed film from Roald Dahl's book The Gremlins.
Gremlins was released into North American theaters on June 8, 1984, the same day as Ivan Reitman's Ghostbusters. Gremlins ranked second, with $12.5 million in its first weekend, $1.1 million less than Ghostbusters. By the end of its American screenings on November 29, it had grossed $148,168,459 domestically.
During World War II, Jones worked closely with Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, to create the Private Snafu series of Army educational cartoons (the character was created by director Frank Capra). Jones later collaborated with Seuss on animated adaptations of Seuss' books, including How the Grinch Stole Christmas! in 1966.
John Henry Alvin (November 24, 1948 [1] – February 6, 2008) [2] was an American cinematic artist and painter who illustrated many movie posters. [2] Alvin created posters and key art [1] for more than 135 films, beginning with the poster for Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles (1974). [2]