Stan and Jan Berenstain | |
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 Stan and Jan Berenstain in the late 1940s | |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | The Berenstain Bears |
| Children | 2, including Mike Berenstain |
| Stan Berenstain | |
| Birth name | Stanley Melvin Berenstain |
| Born | September 29, 1923 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 2005 (aged 82) Solebury Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Years active | 1951–2005 |
| Spouse |
Janice Marian Grant (m. 1946) |
| Jan Berenstain | |
| Birth name | Janice Marian Grant |
| Born | July 26, 1923 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 2012 (aged 88) Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Years active | 1951–2012 |
| Spouse |
Stanley Melvin Berenstain
(m. 1946; died 2005) |
Stanley Melvin Berenstain (September 29, 1923 – November 26, 2005) and Janice Marian Berenstain (née Grant; July 26, 1923 – February 24, 2012) were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series The Berenstain Bears.
Both Stan and Jan were born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jan attended Radnor High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Stan was Jewish and Jan was an Episcopalian.[1][2] They were married for 59 years until Stan's death in 2005.
- ^ "Jan Berenstain, co-creator of the Berenstain Bears children's series, dies at 88". Emily Langer. The Washington Post. February 27, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ^ Abbey, Alan D. (February 29, 2012). "Sad but true: Jan Berenstain, bears, not Jewish". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.