On this day, August 21, 1905, movie animator and cartoonist Friz Freleng was born in Kansas City, Missouri. From his early work in Kansas City, Freleng went to California to work for the Disney Studio. His concept for a cartoon sold to Leon Schlesinger and became Looney Tunes.
On this day, August 20, 1971, children’s book illustrator Hetty Burlingame Beatty died in Massachusetts. She trained as a sculptor at the Boston Museum School and at the University of Maryland. Beatty also wrote and illustrated children’s books.
On this day, August 19, 1967, storyboard artist and illustrator Louie del Carmen was born in Cavite City, Philippines. Del Carmen’s early work was on animated programs such as the Rug Rats and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He has self-published his comic book Steel Noodles in 2007 and works as a story artist and
On this day, August 18, 1943, illustrator Richard Bober was born in Elizabeth New Jersey. Bober studied at Pratt Institute and at the Art Students League in New York. He is known for his cover illustrations for thriller and fantasy-related paperbacks.
On this day, August 17, 1938, cartoonist Trina Robbins was born. Robbins early illustrations appears in science fiction magazines. Her underground comics began appearing in New York and in 1970 she moved to San Francisco where she initially worked at the feminist underground newspaper It Ain’t Me, Babe. Robbins was the artistic co-creator of Vampirella.
On this day, August 16, 1901, pulp illustrator Earle K. Bergey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Bergey began working in the art department of Philadelphia’s Public Ledger. Soon he was contributing cover to pulp magazines and also created illustrations for mainstream magazines like The Saturday Evening Post.
On this day, August 15, 1946, illustrator, stamp, coin, and medal designer Joel Iskowitz was born in the Bronx, New York. Iskowitz describes himself as a narrative illustrator having illustrated over 2000 stamps for 40 nations, more than a dozen children’s books, magazines, and portraits.
On this day, August 14, 1950, cartoonist Gary Larson was born in Tacoma, Washington. After college while working in a music store, Larson tried his hand at cartooning. His cartoon The Far Side was syndicated in 1980 and Larson retired in 1995.
On this day, August 13, 1954, writer, illustrator, and producer Peter Hannan was born. Hannan is the author-illustrator of The Sillyville Saga and the creator and producer of the Nickelodeon animated television series, CatDog.
On this day, August 12, 2012, comic book artist Joe Kubert died in Morristown, New Jersey. He said that he earned his first pay as a cartoonist at 11 ½. After attending Manhattan’s High School of Music and Art, Kubert worked at the Chesler studio first as a penciller and eventually in color. Kubert created Tor and Son