Harrie Geelen facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Harrie Geelen
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Harrie Geelen
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| Born | 10 January 1939 (age 86) |
| Occupation | Writer (for children and for adults), animator, illustrator, scriptwriter for film and television, composer, director, Also: creative director, animator and scriptwriter for 34 years at Toonder Studio's. |
Harrie Geelen (born January 10, 1939) is a super creative person from the Netherlands. He's an illustrator, film director, animator, translator, writer, and poet. He has created many wonderful stories and characters for children. In 2014, he was even made a knight! This means he received a special honor called the "Order of the Dutch Lion" for his amazing work.
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Meet Harrie Geelen!
Harrie Geelen is known for making stories come alive. He writes books, draws pictures, and even helps make movies and TV shows. He has a special talent for creating worlds that kids love to explore.
His Creative Journey
Harrie Geelen studied Dutch in Amsterdam. There, he met his wife, Imme Dros. She is also a famous writer of children's books! They both share a love for storytelling. Harrie Geelen has illustrated many of his own books. He has also drawn pictures for books by his wife, Imme Dros. He even illustrated books by other well-known authors like Annie M. G. Schmidt.
Bringing Stories to Life
Harrie Geelen has worked on many popular TV shows and movies. He wrote scripts and songs for some of the most beloved children's programs in the Netherlands. He also helped translate famous Disney movies into Dutch, so kids in the Netherlands could enjoy them too!
Popular TV Series
Harrie Geelen helped create several memorable TV series. Here are some of them:
- Oebele (1968-1972): He wrote the dialogue and songs. His wife, Imme Dros, wrote short stories that Harrie brought to life with drawings.
- Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer? (1972-1976): He wrote the script and songs for this popular show.
- Q & Q (1974 and 1976): He worked on the script for this series.
- Sommeltjes (2002): Harrie Geelen was involved in the scripts, design, animation, and direction for this VPRO series.
- Carmen & IK (1996): He wrote the script and songs, and also worked on the animation, design, and direction for this NPS show.
- Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht (2003): This was a story adapted from a novel by Imme Dros. Harrie worked on the script, songs, animation, design, and direction for VPRO.
Books and More!
Many of Harrie Geelen's children's books are published by Querido. His stories are so good that some of his books have been published in other countries too! You can find his books in Japan, Sweden, and France. He also directed, designed, and wrote the script for the movie "Pinkeltje." He even worked on other feature films and a large TV series called "de Sommeltjes" using simple computers.
