Emil Flohri

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Emil Flohri (born October 27, 1869 in Roanoke , Virginia , † December 24, 1938 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American cartoonist , illustrator and painter .

Live and act

USA to Russian Tsar: Stop Your Cruel Oppression of the Jews (1904)
AND, AFTER ALL, THE PHILLIPPINES ARE ONLY THE STEPPING-STONE TO CHINA. (approx. 1900–1902)

Emil Flohri was born on October 27, 1869 in the city of Roanoke, Virginia, and at the age of 16 came as an illustrator for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper , founded by Frank Leslie in 1855 , later also known as Leslie's Weekly . He then worked for the news magazine for decades as a political cartoonist and illustrator in Washington, DC He is said to have met the then US President William McKinley in 1900 with his cartoon Full Dinner Pail , which also became a slogan of the campaign at the time the Republican won reelection. For many years he also published his works in Judge magazine. After more than three decades as a political cartoonist and illustrator, he came to Los Angeles in 1920, two years before Leslie's Weekly was discontinued , where he made numerous portraits of film stars of the time. In the 1930s he also worked as a draftsman on numerous cartoons; In 1928 he came to the Disney Studios . In 1934 he was also one of the cartoonists in the musical film The Lions of Hollywood .

On December 24, 1938, Flohri died at the age of 69 in his home at 3933 Dixie Canyon in Van Nuys , a borough of Los Angeles. He was buried on December 27, 1938 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale , California. The service took place on the same day at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church . His wife Carol (nee Schlich; 1874–1952) survived him almost to the day by 14 years, died on December 21, 1952 and was buried at his side. The two left their daughter, Virginia Flohri (1893–1974), who was a not insignificant opera singer ( soprano ).

Films in which Flohri participated as a draftsman (selection)

  • 1930: Arctic Antics (from the Silly Symphonies series )
  • 1930: Frolicking Fish (from the Silly Symphonies series )
  • 1930: Night (from the Silly Symphonies series )
  • 1930: Winter (from the Silly Symphonies series )
  • 1930: Playful Pan (from the Silly Symphonies series )
  • 1931: The Birthday Party (from the Silly Symphonies series )
  • 1931: Mother Goose Melodies (from the Silly Symphonies series )
  • 1931: The Cat's Out (from the Silly Symphonies series )
  • 1931: Egyptian Melodies (from the Silly Symphonies series )
  • 1931: The China Plate (from the Silly Symphonies series )
  • 1934: The Lions of Hollywood ( Hollywood Party )

Web links

Commons : Emil Flohri  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Los Angeles Times , December 27, 1938
  2. ^ Coshocton Tribune , December 27, 1938
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ a b Los Angeles Times , December 23, 1952
  5. ↑ Carol Flohri in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data
SURNAME Flohri, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cartoonist, illustrator, and painter
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Roanoke , Virginia , United States
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1938
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States