Corinne Malvern (December , â€" November , ) was an American
commercial artist, active as a fashion advertising artist and
illustrator of children's books between the early s and her death in .
She painted magazine covers and worked as Art Editor of Ladies' Home
Journal magazine. She is best known for her illustrations in the
Little Golden Books series, including Heidi, Frosty the Snow Man (also
known, incorrectly, as Frosty the Snowman), The Night Before
Christmas, Doctor Dan the Bandage Man, and Nurse Nancy. She
illustrated books, for Little Golden Books. She also wrote and
illustrated at least one children's book (How Big, later republished
as How Big Are You, Little Golden Books, ). Her last book, Five
Pennies To Spend, was published in .Malvern was born in Accomack
County, Virginia, and raised in Newark, New Jersey. Her mother, Cora
Malvern, worked as wardrobe mistress for theater companies, and
Corinne and her older sister Gladys Malvern (born July , , or ) worked
as child actresses in plays vaudeville, and operas. She claimed to
have been born in , but the United States Census, photographs of her
on stage in (portraying a character supposed to be three years old),
a New York Evening Telegram article and ships' passenger records,
make it clear she was born in .Malvern performed in the Henry W.
Savage New English Grand Opera Company in the American premiere of
Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly in the role of the child "Dolore"
("Sorrow," or "Trouble" in English), Butterfly's son, in front of an
audience that included the Viscount Aoki, Japanese Ambassador to the
United States, and John Luther Long, author of the novella on which
the opera was based, on October , , and subsequently toured with the
production across the United States and Canada.
commercial artist, active as a fashion advertising artist and
illustrator of children's books between the early s and her death in .
She painted magazine covers and worked as Art Editor of Ladies' Home
Journal magazine. She is best known for her illustrations in the
Little Golden Books series, including Heidi, Frosty the Snow Man (also
known, incorrectly, as Frosty the Snowman), The Night Before
Christmas, Doctor Dan the Bandage Man, and Nurse Nancy. She
illustrated books, for Little Golden Books. She also wrote and
illustrated at least one children's book (How Big, later republished
as How Big Are You, Little Golden Books, ). Her last book, Five
Pennies To Spend, was published in .Malvern was born in Accomack
County, Virginia, and raised in Newark, New Jersey. Her mother, Cora
Malvern, worked as wardrobe mistress for theater companies, and
Corinne and her older sister Gladys Malvern (born July , , or ) worked
as child actresses in plays vaudeville, and operas. She claimed to
have been born in , but the United States Census, photographs of her
on stage in (portraying a character supposed to be three years old),
a New York Evening Telegram article and ships' passenger records,
make it clear she was born in .Malvern performed in the Henry W.
Savage New English Grand Opera Company in the American premiere of
Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly in the role of the child "Dolore"
("Sorrow," or "Trouble" in English), Butterfly's son, in front of an
audience that included the Viscount Aoki, Japanese Ambassador to the
United States, and John Luther Long, author of the novella on which
the opera was based, on October , , and subsequently toured with the
production across the United States and Canada.
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