George McManus
George McManus | |
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American | |
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Bringing Up Father |
Spouse(s) | Florence Bergere |
George McManus (January 23, 1884 – October 22, 1954) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Irish immigrant Jiggs and his wife Maggie, the main characters of his syndicated comic strip, Bringing Up Father.
Biography
Born in
At The Republican, he created his first comic strip, Alma and Oliver. In 1904, after winning $3000 at the racetrack, he went to New York City and a job with the prestigious New York World, where he worked on several short-lived comic strips, including Snoozer, The Merry Marcelene, Ready Money Ladies, Cheerful Charlie, Nibsy the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland, Panhandle Pete and Let George Do It.[2][3]
Comic strip evolution
In 1904, McManus created the first American family comic strip, The Newlyweds, about an elegant young couple and their baby Snookums. The popularity of the strip prompted the management of
Syndicated internationally by
McManus's wife, the former Florence Bergere, was the model for daughter Nora in Bringing Up Father. Zeke Zekley was his assistant on the comic strip from 1935 to 1954.
Awards
For his contribution to American humor, Roanoke College honored McManus with an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters.
Later life
During the 1940s, McManus lived at 8905 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. He died in 1954 in
Cultural legacy
Jiggs serves as insignia of the
See also
External links
- "The Press: A Gag a Day" (December 10, 1945) Time magazine
- Newlyweds and Their Baby (1907) Archived 2017-09-08 at the Wayback Machine at Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries
References
- ^ "Famous Artists & Writers-George McManus". King Features Syndicate. 1949. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013.
- ^ Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Nibsy the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland
- ^ a b Lambiek
- ^ "'Jiggs' Creator, McManus, Dies", The Milwaukee Sentinel, October 22, 1954.