# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gerald-mcdermott
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:10:49.327Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gerald-mcdermott"
name: "Gerald McDermott"
slug: "gerald-mcdermott"
description: "Gerald McDermott was an American film-maker, creator of children's picture books, and expert on mythology. His creative works typically combine bright colors and styles with ancient imagery. His picture books feature folktales and cultures from all around the world."
tagline: "American film director, children's writer and illustrator (1941-2012)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1941-01-31"
deathDate: "2012-12-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.93
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.947517333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     49.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567518/"
    handle:    "nm0567518"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://geraldmcdermott.com"
sources:
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%88_%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%A9_%DA%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%B9"
    title: "جیرالڈ میک ڈرماٹ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA"
    title: "جيرالد ماكديرموت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA"
    title: "جيرالد ماكديرموت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_McDermott"
    title: "Gerald McDermott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%88"
    title: "ジェラルド・マクダーモット"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_McDermott"
    title: "Gerald McDermott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5549401"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3349957"
    title: "Gerald McDermott"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump