Later he became "Editor and Writer of Publications for the Information and Morale Services Section of the Allied Force Headquarters", served in North Africa, and was discharged from the Army in 1946. After a small success in that trade, he was chosen to paint a large sign and then made an art director after receiving a medical dispensation "from strenuous physical activity". Army in 1942.Īfter entering the Army, Scarry was assigned to the military's radio repair school. He then studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Archipenko Art School in Woodstock, New York, and the Eliot O'Hara Watercolor School in Goose Rocks, Kennebunkport, Maine, before being drafted into the U.S. The family enjoyed a comfortable life at their 32 Melville Avenue home in the Dorchester neighborhood, even during the Great Depression.įollowing high school, Scarry enrolled in Boston Business School, but dropped out in 1938. Scarry had four siblings: older brother John Jr., younger sister, Barbara, and younger brothers, Edward and Leo.
Scarry was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Mary McClure and John Scarry Sr., who were of Irish-American ancestry and ran a small department store chain. Fixit, Lowly Worm, and others." The series spawned a media franchise. He is best known for his Best Ever book series that take place primarily in the fictional town of Busytown, "which is populated by friendly and helpful resident Mr. Richard McClure Scarry (J– April 30, 1994) was an American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million worldwide.
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