Clifford the Big Red Dog creator Norman Bridwell dies at 86

Clifford the Big Red Dog creator Norman Bridwell dies at 86
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Norman Bridwell, an illustrator who created the beloved children's series Clifford the Big Red Dog, died Tuesday at 86, The Associated Press reports.

The series started in 1963 with Clifford, the Big Red Dog. It was the first of more than 40 books, with at least 120 million copies of items in the series selling worldwide.

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.