Charles Santore (1935 – 2019), illustrator of children’s books, fairy tales, poetry and history (“Columbo”, “The Wizard of Oz”, “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”, “Paul Revere’s Ride”, Grimm fairytales and Aesop’s fables)




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Charles Santore, 84, nationally known illustrator from South Philadelphia was born into an Italian-Irish family. He began his career in 1956 working as a freelance illustrator for local advertising agencies and publications such as the Saturday Evening Post, Life, Redbook, and the Ladies’ Home Journal.