Johnny Hart
Johnny Hart , actually John Lewis Hart , (born February 18, 1931 in Endicott , New York , † April 7, 2007 in Nineveh , New York) was an American cartoonist .
After retiring from the military in 1954, he worked for General Electric and also drew comics. According to his own admission, he was inspired by Charles Schulz . Hart became particularly well known in the USA through the comic book BC (in Germany under the title "Neander from the Valley"). BC has appeared daily in US newspapers since February 17, 1958. Hart was also co-author of the comic strip The Wizard of Id (in Germany under the title Magnus the Magician ), which was drawn by Brant Parker from the 1960s . At the end of his life he developed a fundamentalist Christian outlook which got him some trouble. For example, at Easter 2001, in a BC cartoon, he drew a menorah that turns into a cross, which Jews interpreted as an attack. Hart, who leaves behind his wife Bobby and two daughters, suffered a fatal stroke while working on the drawing board in New York .
Awards
Hart received the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonist Society and an award from the International Congress of Comics . In 1992 he received the German Max and Moritz Prize for his comic series .
See also
Web links
- official homepage of Johnny Hart
- “Johnny Hart Dies at 76; Cartoonist Created 'BC' ' , New York Times , May 9, 2007
- Literature by and about Johnny Hart in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hard, Johnny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hart, John Lewis (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cartoon artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Endicott , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 2007 |
| Place of death | Nineveh , New York |