Charles Addams
Charles Samuel Addams (born January 7, 1912 in Westfield , New Jersey , † September 29, 1988 in New York ) was an American cartoonist .
Life
He regularly published cartoons in The New Yorker magazine from the 1930s to the 1980s . This included the Addams Family . Thanks to his very morbid humor, he managed to lead the series to great success. He was personally interested in weapons and instruments of torture in order to be able to draw these objects true to life. The common accusation that he was crazy or hates children was wrong: Addams loved children and liked to draw them happily in his caricatures.
Addams drew comics about his Addams family, which he named after himself, while he was still at school . He had a big say in the filming of the series.
Works
- Unwanted benefits . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1983, ISBN 3-498-00017-9 .
- Black jokes . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1977, ISBN 3-498-09501-3 .
- Addams and Eve . Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1965.
- Once upon a time ... . Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1963.
- Ghost parade . Rowohlt, Hamburg 1956.
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The world of Chas Addams . Two volumes. Schirmer-Mosel, Munich / Paris / London.
- Vol. 1. Domestic Hells , 1991, ISBN 3-88814-366-7 .
- Vol. 2., Störfall im Paradies , 1992, ISBN 3-88814-466-3 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Charles Addams in the catalog of the German National Library
- Tee & Charles Addams Foundation (Engl.)
- Charles Addams in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Addams, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Addams, Charles Samuel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cartoonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westfield , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1988 |
| Place of death | new York |