Mel Birnkrant

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I guess if anyone remembers me it would be as the kid who wanted to work for Walt Disney. My friends at Mumford were few and far between, but everyone seemed to know me, because I did the artwork in the yearbook, which for some ridiculous reason was incongruously titled the “Capri.”

School Story:

This story might bring back a few memories, for anyone who happened to see our art club’s puppet production of James Thurber’s “Thirteen Clocks” it also explains the dematerialization of my Disney dream.

http://melbirnkrant.com/recollections/page43.html

Elementary School

Hampton Elementary School.

http://melbirnkrant.com/recollections/page8.html

Education after graduating from Mumford

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, a freshman year.
Pratt Institute, two years in Brooklyn NY.
Cranbrook Academy, Birmingham Michigan, one summer.
Academy Julienne, a year in Paris, France.
U of M again, BS degree.

Hobbies

Collecting the Icons, Art, and Imagery of the Golden Age of Comic Characters.

http://melbirnkrant.com/collection/index.html

What would we be surprised to know about you?

The same thing that surprises me: The fact that I am still alive!

What did you do right after high school?

Attended U of M:

http://melbirnkrant.com/recollections/page46.html

Spent a year and a half at Pratt:

http://melbirnkrant.com/recollections/page18.html
http://melbirnkrant.com/recotwo/page3.html

Lived a year in Paris France:

http://melbirnkrant.com/recotwo/page7.html
http://melbirnkrant.com/recotwo/page8.html

Created a small business in NYC, called Boutique Fantastique:

http://melbirnkrant.com/recotwo/page19.html

Creative Director of Colorforms. Did your kids play with these?:

http://melbirnkrant.com/colorforms/

What do you do now? How did you get into that?

I sit in front of a computer, seeking happiness. At this late stage of life, I realize that I am far more likely to find it in the past than in the future. And so, I relive the days of my life, enjoying them more this time, reviving fading memories, counting my blessings.

High points of your life since high school.

The Mickey Mouse-eum at Bamberger's 1973:

http://melbirnkrant.com/bam/index.html

Any vices?

Collecting the Icons, Art, and Imagery of the Golden Age of Comic Characters.

Ever been on TV?

A few times; My fifteen minutes of fame are pretty much used up!

http://melbirnkrant.com/article/page4.html
http://melbirnkrant.com/article/page16.html
http://melbirnkrant.com/article/page20.html

Where will you be in 10 years?

Here or Heaven, hopefully!