Norton Juster, author of the acclaimed modern classic children’s books The Phantom Tollbooth and The Dot and the Line, died last night. He was 91.
His death was confirmed by Penguin Random House. Additional details were not immediately available.
Both of Juster’s most well-known works of the early 1960s were adapted for film, in collaboration with animator Chuck Jones: The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics, first published by Random House in 1963, was adapted by Jones and MGM Animation into an Oscar-winning 1965 10-minute short film. The Phantom Tollbooth, published by Random House in 1961 with illustrations by Juster’s friend Jules Feiffer, was adapted in 1970 as a live-action/animated fantasy film, directed by Jones and Abe Levitow, with Dave Monahan directed the live-action segments.
In 2017, Deadline reported that TriStar had set Matt Shakman to direct a new film version of The Phantom Tollbooth, with a script by...
His death was confirmed by Penguin Random House. Additional details were not immediately available.
Both of Juster’s most well-known works of the early 1960s were adapted for film, in collaboration with animator Chuck Jones: The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics, first published by Random House in 1963, was adapted by Jones and MGM Animation into an Oscar-winning 1965 10-minute short film. The Phantom Tollbooth, published by Random House in 1961 with illustrations by Juster’s friend Jules Feiffer, was adapted in 1970 as a live-action/animated fantasy film, directed by Jones and Abe Levitow, with Dave Monahan directed the live-action segments.
In 2017, Deadline reported that TriStar had set Matt Shakman to direct a new film version of The Phantom Tollbooth, with a script by...
- 3/9/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Norton Juster, the children’s book author best known for his 1961 classic The Phantom Tollbooth, has died. He was 91.
A representative from Random House confirmed Juster’s death to Rolling Stone. Per The New York Times, Juster’s daughter, Emily Juster, issued a statement saying the cause of death was complications from a recent stroke.
Author, animator, and friend of Juster’s, Mo Willems, posted about his death on Twitter, writing, “My lunch partner, Norton Juster, ran out of stories and passed peacefully last night. Best known for The Phantom Tollbooth...
A representative from Random House confirmed Juster’s death to Rolling Stone. Per The New York Times, Juster’s daughter, Emily Juster, issued a statement saying the cause of death was complications from a recent stroke.
Author, animator, and friend of Juster’s, Mo Willems, posted about his death on Twitter, writing, “My lunch partner, Norton Juster, ran out of stories and passed peacefully last night. Best known for The Phantom Tollbooth...
- 3/9/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Norton Juster, the celebrated children’s author who fashioned a world of his own in the classic The Phantom Tollbooth and went on to write such favorites as The Dot and the Line and Stark Naked, has died at 91.
Juster’s death was confirmed Tuesday by a spokesperson for Random House Children’s Books, who did not immediately provide details. Juster’s friend and fellow author Mo Willems tweeted Tuesday that Juster “ran out of stories” and died “peacefully” the night before.
“Norton’s greatest work was himself: a tapestry of delightful tales,” Willems wrote.
As Juster wrote in the introduction ...
Juster’s death was confirmed Tuesday by a spokesperson for Random House Children’s Books, who did not immediately provide details. Juster’s friend and fellow author Mo Willems tweeted Tuesday that Juster “ran out of stories” and died “peacefully” the night before.
“Norton’s greatest work was himself: a tapestry of delightful tales,” Willems wrote.
As Juster wrote in the introduction ...
Norton Juster, the celebrated children’s author who fashioned a world of his own in the classic The Phantom Tollbooth and went on to write such favorites as The Dot and the Line and Stark Naked, has died at 91.
Juster’s death was confirmed Tuesday by a spokesperson for Random House Children’s Books, who did not immediately provide details. Juster’s friend and fellow author Mo Willems tweeted Tuesday that Juster “ran out of stories” and died “peacefully” the night before.
“Norton’s greatest work was himself: a tapestry of delightful tales,” Willems wrote.
As Juster wrote in the introduction ...
Juster’s death was confirmed Tuesday by a spokesperson for Random House Children’s Books, who did not immediately provide details. Juster’s friend and fellow author Mo Willems tweeted Tuesday that Juster “ran out of stories” and died “peacefully” the night before.
“Norton’s greatest work was himself: a tapestry of delightful tales,” Willems wrote.
As Juster wrote in the introduction ...
Sony Pictures announced on Thursday that TriStar president Hannah Minghella will expand her role at the studio to assume oversight of TriStar Television.
The studio hopes the role expansion, which takes effect immediately, will strengthen its synergistic efforts between all lines of business. On the film side, Minghella will continue to report to Tom Rothman, Sony Pictures chairman, and on the TV side to Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter, co-presidents of Sony Pictures TV.
Minghella assumes the TriStar TV role from the late Suzanne Patmore Gibbs who passed away last March.
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“Bringing the film and television arms of TriStar together is an exciting opportunity to put content first,” Minghella said in a statement. “It allows us to be more dynamic in our approach to storytelling and meet the audience where they are. I’m thrilled...
The studio hopes the role expansion, which takes effect immediately, will strengthen its synergistic efforts between all lines of business. On the film side, Minghella will continue to report to Tom Rothman, Sony Pictures chairman, and on the TV side to Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter, co-presidents of Sony Pictures TV.
Minghella assumes the TriStar TV role from the late Suzanne Patmore Gibbs who passed away last March.
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“Bringing the film and television arms of TriStar together is an exciting opportunity to put content first,” Minghella said in a statement. “It allows us to be more dynamic in our approach to storytelling and meet the audience where they are. I’m thrilled...
- 1/31/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Game of Thrones director Matt Shakman was set to make his feature debut with The Phantom Tollbooth movie adaptation, but now animation filmmaker Carlos Saldanha will take his place. Saldanha directed Rio, Ferdinand and one of the Ice Age films, and will make his live-action feature debut with the film adaptation of Norton Juster’s classic children’s book about a boy who travels to a […]
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- 10/24/2018
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Matt Shakman is set to direct TriStar's live action/hybrid adaptation of the Norton Juster classic children’s book The Phantom Tollbooth, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Phil Johnston wrote the latest draft of the script, originally by Michael Vukadinovich. Donald De Line and Ed McDonnell are producing, with TriStar head Hannah Minghella and Nicole Brown overseeing.
First published in 1961 with illustrations by Jules Pfeiffer, The Phantom Tollbooth centers on Milo, an apathetic child who is bored by everything. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through it and discovers the magical Lands Beyond — which is full of intriguing places...
Phil Johnston wrote the latest draft of the script, originally by Michael Vukadinovich. Donald De Line and Ed McDonnell are producing, with TriStar head Hannah Minghella and Nicole Brown overseeing.
First published in 1961 with illustrations by Jules Pfeiffer, The Phantom Tollbooth centers on Milo, an apathetic child who is bored by everything. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through it and discovers the magical Lands Beyond — which is full of intriguing places...
- 12/8/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: TriStar is setting Matt Shakman to direct The Phantom Tollbooth, a live-action/hybrid adaptation of Norton Juster’s classic children’s book. Shakman is the artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse who spent five years as executive producer of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and directed two Game of Thrones episodes last season, “East Watch” and “The Spoils of War.” He chose this over a number of offers as he steps up to a big feature. The script is by…...
- 12/8/2017
- Deadline
Readers who grew up with the beloved Norton Juster children’s book, “The Phantom Tollbooth,” are in for a treat. The Tracking Board reports that Tristar Pictures is developing a film adaptation of the 1961 novel and has tapped Michael Vukadinovich to pen the script.
The film has been in the works for quite some time and recently moved from Warner Bros. to Tristar. The project previously had Gary Ross directing the feature from a script written by Alex Tse.
Now, Donald De Line is producing through his De Line Pictures with Ed McDonnell of Maple Shade Films. Nicole Brown is the studio executive for Tristar.
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For those unfamiliar with the classic tale, “The Phantom Tollbooth,” illustrated by Jules Feiffer, follows a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and,...
The film has been in the works for quite some time and recently moved from Warner Bros. to Tristar. The project previously had Gary Ross directing the feature from a script written by Alex Tse.
Now, Donald De Line is producing through his De Line Pictures with Ed McDonnell of Maple Shade Films. Nicole Brown is the studio executive for Tristar.
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For those unfamiliar with the classic tale, “The Phantom Tollbooth,” illustrated by Jules Feiffer, follows a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and,...
- 8/6/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Whenever a movie studio announces plans for another remake, the reaction among fans and pundits is always the same: Hollywood doesn't have any new ideas.
But we like to look on the bright side of things, which is why we're so happy when we hear of a cool remake or reboot. Hey, who needs new ideas when there are already so many great old ideas waiting to be rediscovered?
With that in mind, we've compiled a list of 50 — that's right, 50! — upcoming Hollywood remakes that tickle our fancy. Because if these films were good the first time, you never know, you might just enjoy them even more the second time around.
'Dredd'
Attached: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby
Status: The good news for director Pete Travis ("Vantage Point") and star Urban ("Star Trek," "The Lord of the Rings") is that they won't have to do much to meet fan expectations; Sylvester Stallone...
But we like to look on the bright side of things, which is why we're so happy when we hear of a cool remake or reboot. Hey, who needs new ideas when there are already so many great old ideas waiting to be rediscovered?
With that in mind, we've compiled a list of 50 — that's right, 50! — upcoming Hollywood remakes that tickle our fancy. Because if these films were good the first time, you never know, you might just enjoy them even more the second time around.
'Dredd'
Attached: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby
Status: The good news for director Pete Travis ("Vantage Point") and star Urban ("Star Trek," "The Lord of the Rings") is that they won't have to do much to meet fan expectations; Sylvester Stallone...
- 8/1/2012
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
Norton Juster The author of “The Phantom Tollbooth”
In childhood, a knife was mightier than a sword for Norton Juster. The 82-year-old author of “The Phantom Tollbooth” recently celebrated the book’s 50th anniversary.
But before he found himself in a Brooklyn basement writing the revered children’s book, Juster spend Wednesday evenings and all day Saturday slicing and chopping fruit and nuts.
Juster entered the working world at age 15 working for a place called the Golden Brand Nut Company.
In childhood, a knife was mightier than a sword for Norton Juster. The 82-year-old author of “The Phantom Tollbooth” recently celebrated the book’s 50th anniversary.
But before he found himself in a Brooklyn basement writing the revered children’s book, Juster spend Wednesday evenings and all day Saturday slicing and chopping fruit and nuts.
Juster entered the working world at age 15 working for a place called the Golden Brand Nut Company.
- 11/16/2011
- by Alexandra Cheney
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Hannah Jayanti isn't the only one to be affected by Norton Juster's children's adventure novel "The Phantom Tollbooth" (with illustrations by Jules Feiffer), but she is the only one on Kickstarter raising money for a film that will celebrate the book's legacy. "A friend of mine intro'ed me to Norton," Jayanti told iW. "I had worked with her a few years back. She told me had met him. I was ...
- 11/4/2011
- Indiewire
Knopf
Since it was first published in 1961, Norton Juster’s “The Phantom Tollbooth” has never been out of print, a rare occurrence for a book that’s celebrating its 50th anniversary. Especially seeing as “The Phantom Tollbooth” was conceived in a basement room in Brooklyn and illustrated by Juster’s upstairs neighbor at the time, Jules Feiffer.
Knopf is releasing two new editions of the celebrated children’s book, one with margin notes by Leonard Marcus, “The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth” and another,...
Since it was first published in 1961, Norton Juster’s “The Phantom Tollbooth” has never been out of print, a rare occurrence for a book that’s celebrating its 50th anniversary. Especially seeing as “The Phantom Tollbooth” was conceived in a basement room in Brooklyn and illustrated by Juster’s upstairs neighbor at the time, Jules Feiffer.
Knopf is releasing two new editions of the celebrated children’s book, one with margin notes by Leonard Marcus, “The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth” and another,...
- 10/25/2011
- by Alexandra Cheney
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
With studios mourning the Deathly Hallows and the twilight of Twilight, all eyes are seemingly on The Hunger Games, with many expecting it to become the next big thing.
Suzanne Collins’ trilogy of novels have proved to be a huge success, with a rabid fanbase already in place for Lionsgate’s films, and Deadline have narrowed down the three previous potentials for the director’s chair to Gary Ross, writer of Big and director of Seabiscuit and Pleasantville.
Ross was linked to a new adaptation of Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth but if he picks up Lionsgate’s offer he’ll be taking on something of a phenomenon.
The fans will no doubt debate the choice of director, just as Harry Potter and Twilight fans did before them, and if Ross is selected I wonder if he’ll court the legion of fans who are eagerly awaiting (or not) the film adaptation?...
Suzanne Collins’ trilogy of novels have proved to be a huge success, with a rabid fanbase already in place for Lionsgate’s films, and Deadline have narrowed down the three previous potentials for the director’s chair to Gary Ross, writer of Big and director of Seabiscuit and Pleasantville.
Ross was linked to a new adaptation of Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth but if he picks up Lionsgate’s offer he’ll be taking on something of a phenomenon.
The fans will no doubt debate the choice of director, just as Harry Potter and Twilight fans did before them, and if Ross is selected I wonder if he’ll court the legion of fans who are eagerly awaiting (or not) the film adaptation?...
- 9/14/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The only thing to kick the Monday morning blues right in the face is here, the latest episode of the Mouth Off podcast hits the internet.
Up for discussion this week is the Harald Zwart’s remake of the classic (?) 80s film The Karate Kid, this time starring Jaden Smith and the Jackie Chan. Bleeding Cool’s Movie Man Brendon Connelly, Craig Skinner and I take off the rose tints and stare deeply into the abyss of the latest remake to hit our screens.
Craig returns triumphant from Montreal to bring us all the news from Fantasia Fest and we also look ahead to FrightFest, so plenty to pleasure you aurally this week, as well as our resident Ripped from the Crypt section which this week takes as a theme films which mix animation with live action.
Click here to subscribe or listen to the Mouth Off feed in iTunes,...
Up for discussion this week is the Harald Zwart’s remake of the classic (?) 80s film The Karate Kid, this time starring Jaden Smith and the Jackie Chan. Bleeding Cool’s Movie Man Brendon Connelly, Craig Skinner and I take off the rose tints and stare deeply into the abyss of the latest remake to hit our screens.
Craig returns triumphant from Montreal to bring us all the news from Fantasia Fest and we also look ahead to FrightFest, so plenty to pleasure you aurally this week, as well as our resident Ripped from the Crypt section which this week takes as a theme films which mix animation with live action.
Click here to subscribe or listen to the Mouth Off feed in iTunes,...
- 8/2/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Hollywood has resigned itself to the fact that remakes are where it's at. Find something that's been done before, do it again with new special effects, hope to make a lot of money. Lately they haven't waited very long before reinventing something; The Incredible Hulk, which was just made in 2003, was remade in 2008. At least this latest movie being pulled out of the Tupperware and tossed in the Hollywood microwave hasn't been done in a while. At forty years old, it might benefit from some fresh and imaginative design. Norton Juster's children's fantasy story The Phantom Tollbooth will get a re-visit under the eye of director Gary Ross (director of Pleasantville and Seabiscuit,) who has teamed with Warner Brothers for the project. Looks like the WB is still trying to find new children's fantasy to compensate for losing Harry Potter next year, According to Pajiba Ross will mimic the...
- 2/18/2010
- cinemablend.com
Jules Feiffer is known for his work as a graphic novelist, a cartoonist, a screenwriter, a novelist, and a playwright – although among comics fans he is perhaps best known as Will Eisner's long-time assistant on, and oft-time writer of, The Spirit. But in the outside world, he might very well be best known as the illustrator of Norton Juster's children's classic, The Phantom Tollbooth.
Now that a half century has passed, Feiffer and Juster are finishing up their second project together. Titled The Odious Ogre, it is scheduled to be released by Scholastic Books next year at this time.
Feiffer told Publisher's Weekly he’s had a blast. “The one thing I will say is that, in relation to the other characters, he is possibly the biggest ogre in captivity,” Feiffer said. “He was great fun to draw, though—more fun for me than for the ogre.” He...
Now that a half century has passed, Feiffer and Juster are finishing up their second project together. Titled The Odious Ogre, it is scheduled to be released by Scholastic Books next year at this time.
Feiffer told Publisher's Weekly he’s had a blast. “The one thing I will say is that, in relation to the other characters, he is possibly the biggest ogre in captivity,” Feiffer said. “He was great fun to draw, though—more fun for me than for the ogre.” He...
- 10/9/2009
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Have a spare moment? Here's a selection of favorite books that explore the idea of crossing transitional space, each with its own take on what lies in-between...
1. Understanding Comics by Scott McCloudAn entertaining analysis of how comics work, in comic book form. Scott McCloud dissects just how a comic artist gets the reader to experience time and space in a flat, "still" medium. I particularly enjoy his explanations about what happens in between the panels. That's were he says the unique power of comics lies.
2. The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics by Norton Juster A witty picture book that tells a love story between two characters from different mathematical states. Double entendres abound. Especially like the modernist, mixed-media illustrations. It is also an Academy Award-winning animated short film, animated by Chuck Jones.
3. Flatland: A Romance of Many Directions by Edwin A. AbbottWritten in 1884, it's the great...
1. Understanding Comics by Scott McCloudAn entertaining analysis of how comics work, in comic book form. Scott McCloud dissects just how a comic artist gets the reader to experience time and space in a flat, "still" medium. I particularly enjoy his explanations about what happens in between the panels. That's were he says the unique power of comics lies.
2. The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics by Norton Juster A witty picture book that tells a love story between two characters from different mathematical states. Double entendres abound. Especially like the modernist, mixed-media illustrations. It is also an Academy Award-winning animated short film, animated by Chuck Jones.
3. Flatland: A Romance of Many Directions by Edwin A. AbbottWritten in 1884, it's the great...
- 9/16/2009
- by Karin Fong
- Fast Company
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