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
10.0A 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
6.9A 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
NRA 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
Behind the camera
10.0A 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
10.0A 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
10.0A 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
6.9A 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
6.9A 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
6.9A 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
NRA 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
