# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-scarry
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:03:43.150Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-scarry"
name: "Richard Scarry"
slug: "richard-scarry"
description: "Richard McClure Scarry was an American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million worldwide. He is best known for his Best Ever book series that take place primarily in the fictional town of Busytown, \"which is populated by friendly and helpful resident [animals...such as] Mr. Frumble, Huckle Cat, Mr. Fixit, Lowly Worm, and others...\" The series spawned a media franchise."
tagline: "Author and illustrator from the United States (1919–1994)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Richard_Scarry.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1919-06-05"
deathDate: "1994-04-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           56.17
  momentum:             6.014315080949147
  historical:           18.18516933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2027926/"
    handle:    "nm2027926"
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    title: "رچرڈ سکیری"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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