Writing

R.O. Blechman

Born

1930-10-01 (96)

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Known for

Writing

Credits

7 titles

Blechman's best-known works include the book "The Juggler of Our Lady" (1953), television commercials for Alka-Seltzer (1967) and other products, the animated PBS special "Great Performances: The Soldier's Tale"; a minute-long CBS Christmas greeting (1966); and numerous covers for The New Yorker magazine.

Known for

Behind the camera

Simple Gifts poster
10.0

A collection of animated Christmas shorts: An original Maurice Sendak piece about a boy with nothing to give for Christmas -- An excerpt from the early part of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" set in a time of extreme cold in Tudor England -- A short based on the Toonerville Trolley -- A bittersweet excerpt from Moss Hart's autobiography "Act One" narrated by Jose Ferrer -- A reading from the Christmas day entry from the diary of 11-year-old Teddy Roosevelt -- A reading of a letter by Captain Edward James Hulse describing the surprising Christmas Truce of 1914 -- An animated version by R.O. Blechman of his own book "Tutto Esaurito" (No Vacancy) about the travels of Mary and Joseph.

Simple Gifts

1977

Simple Gifts poster
10.0

A collection of animated Christmas shorts: An original Maurice Sendak piece about a boy with nothing to give for Christmas -- An excerpt from the early part of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" set in a time of extreme cold in Tudor England -- A short based on the Toonerville Trolley -- A bittersweet excerpt from Moss Hart's autobiography "Act One" narrated by Jose Ferrer -- A reading from the Christmas day entry from the diary of 11-year-old Teddy Roosevelt -- A reading of a letter by Captain Edward James Hulse describing the surprising Christmas Truce of 1914 -- An animated version by R.O. Blechman of his own book "Tutto Esaurito" (No Vacancy) about the travels of Mary and Joseph.

Simple Gifts

1977

Simple Gifts poster
10.0

A collection of animated Christmas shorts: An original Maurice Sendak piece about a boy with nothing to give for Christmas -- An excerpt from the early part of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" set in a time of extreme cold in Tudor England -- A short based on the Toonerville Trolley -- A bittersweet excerpt from Moss Hart's autobiography "Act One" narrated by Jose Ferrer -- A reading from the Christmas day entry from the diary of 11-year-old Teddy Roosevelt -- A reading of a letter by Captain Edward James Hulse describing the surprising Christmas Truce of 1914 -- An animated version by R.O. Blechman of his own book "Tutto Esaurito" (No Vacancy) about the travels of Mary and Joseph.

Simple Gifts

1977

The Soldier's Tale poster
6.9

A soldier, returning home from war, chances upon a stranger who offers to buy his violin. The stranger is none other than the devil.

The Soldier's Tale

1984

The Soldier's Tale poster
6.9

A soldier, returning home from war, chances upon a stranger who offers to buy his violin. The stranger is none other than the devil.

The Soldier's Tale

1984

The Soldier's Tale poster
6.9

A soldier, returning home from war, chances upon a stranger who offers to buy his violin. The stranger is none other than the devil.

The Soldier's Tale

1984

No Room at the Inn poster
NR

A playful, Impressionist version of the nativity of Christ. Originally included as a segment in the 1977 TV film "Simple Gifts."

No Room at the Inn

2023