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Jan Berenstain (Janice Marian Grant) was born on 29 September, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, is an American author and illustrator duo. Discover Jan Berenstain's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

Popular As Janice Marian Grant
Occupation writer,producer
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 29 September, 1923
Birthday 29 September
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of death 24 February, 2012
Died Place Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality United States

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Who Is Jan Berenstain's Wife?

His wife is Stan: Janice Marian (m. 1946) Jan: Stanley Melvin Berenstain (m. 1946-2005)

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Wife Stan: Janice Marian (m. 1946) Jan: Stanley Melvin Berenstain (m. 1946-2005)
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Children 2, including Mike Berenstain

Jan Berenstain Net Worth

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1923

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.

1941

They met on their first day of art school at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art in 1941.

During WWII, Stan served in the Army as a medical illustrator while Jan was a draft artist for the Army Corps of Engineers in addition to working in an aircraft factory.

1946

Jan fashioned a pair of wedding rings from spare aluminum collected at the latter job, and the two married on April 17, 1946.

In an interview about the books, the Berenstains said that a big reason behind their inspiration was some of the difficulties parents faced, as well as some childhood tribulations when they were kids themselves.

The Berenstains also noted there were some issues which seemed to appear in every generation, such as kids throwing tantrums in public places, which made important subject matter for their stories.

However, they deliberately wanted to steer clear of overly heavy issues, such as violence.

1948

They had two sons, Leo (born 1948) and Mike (born 1951).

1950

In their later years, critics sometimes dismissed the books for having social attitudes stuck in the 1950s along with the bears' clothing styles and penchant for activities such as playing jacks and hopscotch, even though they did change with the times somewhat by introducing things like video games and cell phones.

1951

In 1951, the couple published Berenstains' Baby Book, which dealt with the issues of pregnancy and child-rearing.

Although containing practical advice, the book used humor and reminded parents not to take every situation too seriously.

They would go on to publish another two books on parenting, How to Teach Your Children About Sex Without Making a Complete Fool of Yourself and Have a Baby, My Wife Just Had a Cigar!.

The Berenstains were successful cartoonists with several adult humor books and magazine credits to their names before their first Berenstain Bears book.

1956

They produced together the magazine cartoon feature It's All in the Family from 1956 to 1989 in McCall's and Good Housekeeping.

It's All in the Family (unrelated to the similarly named TV series) depicted the antics of a suburban family with mother, father, eldest and youngest sons, and middle daughter.

It's All in the Family was not a conventional comic strip in the sense of a sequential progression of panels.

Each issue featured a single situation, often seasonally appropriate, such as the daughter preparing, cooking, and serving a family meal for the first time or the costume preparations, rehearsal, and performance of the youngest child's Christmas pageant.

Within a given issue, each It's All in the Family drawing was a stand-alone panel with a caption gag, rather than one panel of a sequential strip, but individual panels in order depicted the complete arc (preparation, completion, aftermath) of that issue's family experience.

1960

In the early 1960s, inspired by their children's enthusiasm for Dr. Seuss books, the Berenstains decided to attempt a series with animal protagonists themselves, settling on bears — not because of their surname as was commonly believed, but because "bears are furry and appealing."

1962

They published their first book featuring the Berenstain Bears, The Big Honey Hunt, in 1962.

At the time, their inspiration, Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), was working as an editor in the children's division of Random House Publishing and eagerly approved the concept.

He edited several books in the Berenstain Bears series and created a lasting franchise including many more books, television series, toys, and stage productions.

Over 300 books were published in 23 languages.

1976

Mike Berenstain is a writer/illustrator who has been a published author since 1976.

He worked with his parents on several Berenstain Bears books, and has continued to create new books in the franchise on his own.

2005

They were married for 59 years until Stan's death in 2005.

The Berenstains were married for 59 years until Stan's death from cancer in his home on November 26, 2005.

2006

Jan was inducted into Radnor High School's Hall of Fame on October 20, 2006.

2012

Jan Berenstain died of a stroke on February 24, 2012.