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Since 1968 Deitch has been the leading animation director for the Connecticut organization Weston Woods/Scholastic, adapting children's picture books. In 2004 he was awarded the "Annie" by ASIFA Hollywood for a lifetime contribution to the art of animation. His sons Kim Deitch and Simon Deitch were prominent artists in the Underground Comix movement. Another son, Seth Deitch writes fiction, mostly for underground publications. Deitch has lived in Prague since 1961. He wrote a memoir, ''For the Love of Prague'', based on the experience of being "the only free American in Prague during 30 years of Communism". EXTERNAL LINKS
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