Ron Rodecker: Difference between revisions
Reverted good faith edits by 2601:280:8101:38D0:B5C7:1FDD:8CA5:7A30 (talk): Unsourced |
No edit summary Tags: Reverted Visual edit: Switched |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox person |
{{Infobox person |
||
| name = Ron Rodecker |
| name = Ron Rodecker |
||
| image = |
| image = |
||
| birth_name = Ronald Meyer Rodecker |
|||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|3|4}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|3|4}} |
||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|25|1930|3|4}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|25|1930|3|4}} |
||
| Line 12: | Line 13: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
''' |
'''Ronald Meyer Rodecker'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/ronald_meyer_rodecker_born_1930_1399113}}</ref> (March 4, 1930 – January 25, 2021) was an American [[educator]], artist, and creator of ''[[Dragon Tales]]'', a [[PBS]] and [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] series about [[children]] who visit a world populated by friendly [[dragons]].<ref>[http://infoweb.newsbank.com.dbpcosdcsgt.co.san-diego.ca.us/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=104C01D367C2DE2F&p_docnum=2&p_queryname=3] {{dead link|date=February 2021}}</ref> |
||
==''Dragon Tales''== |
==''Dragon Tales''== |
||
Revision as of 21:40, 9 June 2021
Ron Rodecker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ronald Meyer Rodecker March 4, 1930 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 2021 (aged 90) Nevada City, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, artist |
| Years active | 1955–2021 |
| Spouse | Katherine Rodecker |
| Children | 1 |
Ronald Meyer Rodecker[1] (March 4, 1930 – January 25, 2021) was an American educator, artist, and creator of Dragon Tales, a PBS and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation series about children who visit a world populated by friendly dragons.[2]
Dragon Tales
Rodecker came up with the idea of Dragon Tales when solicited by Columbia TriStar to find a vehicle for his whimsical characters they witnessed at the Sawdust Summer Arts and Crafts Show in Laguna Beach, California. He created a treatment for a prospective new series and both Columbia TriStar and Sesame Workshop went in as partners to launch the series that aired on PBS and CBC and garnered three Emmy nominations.[3]
Personal life
Rodecker was an educator for 23 years and served for two years as an elementary school principal on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Rodecker lived in Nevada City, California with his wife Katherine.[4][3]
Rodecker was a frequent artist and vendor at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach, known for his watercolor paintings of nature and dragons. It was at the Sawdust Festival where he was noticed by Columbia TriStar, leading to him creating Dragon Tales. One of his art inspirations was a book titled "Encyclopedia of Legendary Creatures", which inspired him to start making illustrations in watercolor rather than in black and white.[5]
Death
He died on January 25, 2021 at the age of 90 after a long battle with heart disease, his death was confirmed by his son on Facebook.[6][7]
References
- ^ https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/ronald_meyer_rodecker_born_1930_1399113.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ a b "Castle of dragons closes for good". Latimes.com. 10 September 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Dragons return to Laguna". Latimes.com. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Koerner, Claudia (18 July 2010). "'Dragon Tales' artist returns to Laguna Beach". Orange County Register. Orange County Register. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Almond, Eric (January 25, 2021). "Post by Eric Rodecker Almond".
- ^ https://www.theunion.com/news/obituaries/obituary-for-ron-rodecker/
External links
- Ron Rodecker at IMDb
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This biographical article related to television in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |