George Mandel
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George Mandel (11 February 1920 – 13 February 2021) was an American author and artist. His first novel is considered to be an early work of the east coast Beat Generation.[1] His novels, interviews, novellas, cartoons and short stories have been carried by major publishing houses, print magazines and collections. He was also active as a comic artist.[2]
Life and career
Mandel was a native of New York City.[1]
As a cartoonist, Mandel's inkings established the first masked female comicbook hero: The Woman in Red.[citation needed]
In 1968, he signed the "
He was a member of the Gourmet Club with Mel Brooks,[4] and was friends with William Styron[5] and was a childhood friend of Joseph Heller.[6]
Mandel died New York City in February 2021, two days after turning 101.[7]
Works
His first book, Flee the Angry Strangers (1952), was considered one of the first Beat novels.
A darkly humorous piece, "Adjustments", appeared in a 1963 Alfred Hitchcock horror anthology[9] and short story "The Day the Time Changed" in a 1965 Saturday Evening Post. Also two cartoon books have been published: Beatville U.S.A. (1961) and Borderline Cases (1962).[citation needed]
The
References
- ^ ISBN 9780810873971.
- ^ "George Mandel". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest", New York Post, January 30, 1968
- ^ "Eating With Their Mouths Open". The New York Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ISBN 9780679645337.
- ^ Chalmers, Robert (September 29, 2011). "'My dad was diabolical': Erica Heller reveals the shocking truth about life with a literary giant". The Independent. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Comics.org: George Mandel (b. 1920)
- Citadel Press
- ^ Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories My Mother Never Told Me [ghost edited by Robert Arthur] ed. Alfred Hitchcock (Random House, 1963)