Roger A. Caras (1928–2001)
Auteur de A Cat Is Watching
A propos de l'auteur
Roger A. Caras was born on May 24, 1928 in Methuen, Massachusetts. At the age of ten, he went to work for 10 cents an hour cleaning the stables of abused horses seized by the Massachusetts ASPCA. During college, he did two tours with the U.S. Army, first in World War II and then in the Korean afficher plus conflict. He graduated with a degree in cinema from the University of Southern California and worked as a motion picture executive for fifteen years. He found his true calling in following the tracks of animals in their natural habitats, and wrote over 70 books on animals. His first book, Antarctica: Land of Frozen Time, was published in 1962. His other works included A Perfect Harmony: The Intertwining Lives of Animals and Humans Throughout History, The Bond, and Going for the Blue: Inside the World of Show Dogs and Dog Shows. He also served as president of the ASPCA and was an advisor to the Walt Disney Company, assisting in developing Disney's Animal Kingdom. His television career began in 1964 with the position of House Naturalist on The Today Show. From 1965 to 1968, he worked with Stanley Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey. In 1975, he moved to ABC where he became a special correspondent for animals and the environment on ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, Nightline and 20/20, as well as nature and companion animal correspondent for Good Morning America. Caras had a radio show which was first aired in 1969 called Pets and Wildlife and was heard on the CBS, NBC and ABC Radio Networks. He died of complications of a heart attack on February 18, 2001 at the age of 72. (Bowker Author Biography) Roger A. Caras' recent books include New Roger Caras' Great Horse Stories (Bristol Books, 1998), A Dog is Listening (Galahad Books, 1998), and A Perfect Harmony (Simon & Schuster, 1996). He lives in Freeland, Maryland. (Publisher Provided) afficher moins
Œuvres de Roger A. Caras
A Perfect Harmony: The Intertwining Lives of Animals and Humans Throughout History (1996) 90 exemplaires
The New Roger Caras Treasury of Great Cat Stories (1997) — Directeur de publication — 24 exemplaires
Sarang : The Story of a Bengal Tiger and of Two Children in Search of a Miracle (1968) 17 exemplaires
Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms 4 exemplaires
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 194 : September. Favoritensturz. Der Flug des Kondors. Der grosse Bellheim (1994) 4 exemplaires
Death as a Way of Life 4 exemplaires
The New Roger Caras Treasury of Great Horse Stories (1999) — Directeur de publication — 3 exemplaires
Animal children 2 exemplaires
Treasury of Great Fishing Stories: A Collection of Tales that Celebrate the Art, the Craft, and the Soul of Fishing (2010) 2 exemplaires
Vanishing wildlife 2 exemplaires
Treasury of Classic Nature Tales 1 exemplaire
Monarch of Dead Man Bay 1 exemplaire
Roger Caras Dog Book, the 3rd Edition 1 exemplaire
Bizarre Animals 1 exemplaire
Roger Caras Nature Quiz Book #2, The 1 exemplaire
A Cat is Watching A Look at the Way Cats See Us 1 exemplaire
Mythos Katzen 1 exemplaire
The Cats of Castle Hill 1 exemplaire
Dog Owner's Bible 1 exemplaire
Due storie dall'estremo oriente 1 exemplaire
A ROGER CARAS TREASURY 1 exemplaire
Forest, The 1 exemplaire
Going for the Blue 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Het Beste Boek: Sarang / De dag van de jakhals / Een valk voor 'n koningin / Kapitein van de "Queens" (1973) — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
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- Nom légal
- Caras, Roger Andrew
- Date de naissance
- 1928-05-28
- Date de décès
- 2001-02-18
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Methuen, Massachusetts, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Freeland, Maryland, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Methuen, Massachusetts, USA (birth)
- Organisations
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 78
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 1,889
- Popularité
- #13,612
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 19
- ISBN
- 146
- Langues
- 5