Lionel
John
(Leo)
"Jr"
Dillon
Born [location unknown]
Son of Lionel Dillon
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Michael Dillon
Husband of
[private wife (1930s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 79
[location unknown]
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Biography
Leo Dillon is Notable.
Leo Dillon and his wife Diane Sorber Dillon were an illustrator team specializing in children's books and science fiction paperbacks. Together they won two consecutive Caldecott Medals for children's book illustrations and a Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist in science fiction. Leo was the first African-American to receive the Caldecott medal. [1]
Lionel was born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York to Trinidad immigrant parents, Lionel and Marie Dillon.[2]
Lionel married fellow art student Diane Sorber in Brooklyn, New York in 1957 after they both graduated from Parsons School of Design, a prestigious art school.[3]
He passed away in 2012.[4]
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_and_Diane_Dillon
- ↑
1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 1104; Sheet Number: 6; Enumeration District: 24-3640
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #287375837 (accessed 7 March 2023)
Lionel Dillon Jr (17), single son, in household of Lionel Dillon (52) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in New York. - ↑
Marriage:
"New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018"
New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Brooklyn
Ancestry Record 61406 #3377609 (accessed 7 March 2023)
Lionel Dillon marriage to Diane Sorber in 1957 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. - ↑
Death:
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
Ancestry Record 3693 #92279804 (accessed 7 March 2023)
Lionel J Dillon death 26 May 2012 (born 2 Mar 1933).
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