Walter Berndt
Walter Berndt (born November 22, 1899 in Brooklyn , New York City , † August 15, 1979 in Port Jefferson (New York) ) was an American comic artist .
Berndt worked for the New York Journal - first as an office messenger, then as a sports cartoonist. He drew the cartoon And the Fun Begins for a short time and also tried - largely unsuccessfully - as a cartoonist for the New York World newspaper . From 1922 Berndt then published with a syndicate . His comic strip about the teenage office boy Smitty , his little brother Herby , his girlfriend Ginny and his boss Mr. Bailey as minor characters was printed in American newspapers for over 50 years.
Prizes & awards (selection)
- 1969: Reuben Award for Smitty
Web links
- Walter Berndt at lambiek.net
- Walter Berndt on the website of the National Cartoonists Society
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| SURNAME | Berndt, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th August 1979 |
| Place of death | Port Jefferson |