12 Facts About Waldo Hunt

Waldo Henley Hunt was a prolific producer of pop-up books, having nearly singlehandedly revived the genre in the post-war era.

Waldo Hunt terminated his college career at Stanford University early to serve in World War II.

Waldo Hunt exited the advertising business to found a graphic design firm.

In 1965, Waldo Hunt published a book called Bennett Cerf's Pop-Up Riddles, which was sold as a product promotion for $1.00 and two Maxwell House coffee labels.

Cerf was the president of Random House at the time, and by 1967, Waldo Hunt had 30 pop-up books in production for Random House.

Waldo Hunt became known as the "King of the Pop-Ups," and was considered by many to be "the father of the modern pop-up book industry" for his work in pioneering pop-up interactive books.

Waldo Hunt's companies dominated the pop-up book business from the 1960s until the late 1990s.

Waldo Hunt could make hearts beat, lungs fill and bones rattle.

Waldo Hunt could make dinosaurs rear up, ships set sail and bats quiver in belfries.

Waldo Hunt lived for 30 years in Encino, Los Angeles, California.

Waldo Hunt retired in 2002 and moved to Springville, California.

Waldo Hunt died from congestive heart failure at age 88.