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C. Walter Hodges, English author and illustrator (died 2004)
Cyril Walter Hodges was an English artist and writer best known for illustrating children's books and for helping to recreate Elizabethan theatre. He won the annual Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration in 1964. Only one other Greenaway Medal in almost sixty years has been awarded for the illustration of nonfiction.
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C. Walter Hodges was born in 1909. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1909 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 88.8M | 341 million |
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