Literary Library

John Gruelle

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1880 - January 9, 1938American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comic book author, illustrator and storytellerBest k...
Art Artist Cartoonist Cartoons Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Comic Book Writer Comic Books Comics Illustrator Political Political Cartoonist Politics Raggedy Andy Raggedy Ann Storyteller

Ashleigh Brilliant

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1933 -  English author, cartoonist and professorAuthor of "I May Not Be Totally Perfect But Parts of Me Are Excellent and Other Brill...
Author Cartoonist Cartoons Professor Teach Teacher University

James Thurber

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1894 - November 2, 1961American author, humorist, cartoonist, journalist, playwright and short story writerAuthor of the novels and s...
Author Cartoonist Cartoons Drama Humor Humorist Journalism Journalist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre Thurber Prize

Doug Marlette

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1949 - July 10, 2007American editorial cartoonist and novelistAuthor of "Kudzu": A Southern Musical", "The Bridge" and "Magic Time"Won ...
Cartoonist Cartoons Editorial Cartoonist Kudzu Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize

Max Trell

by Angela Beck
September 6, 1900 - February 3, 1996American children's story writer, cartoonist and screenwriterScreenwriter of "Sixteen Fathoms Deep", "Just This...
Cartoonist Cartoons Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Dashiell Hammett Film Filmmaker Newspaper Newspapers Prince Valiant Screenplay Screenwriter

Syd Hoff

by Angela Beck
September 4, 1912 - May 12, 2004Jewish-American children's book and adult author and cartoonistAuthor of over 100 children's and adult books includ...
Author Cartoonist Cartoons Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Jewish Jewish-American

Charles M. Schultz

by Angela Beck
November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000American cartoonist and creator of the Peanuts comic stripPublished the Peanuts comic strip for almost 50 yea...
Cartoonist Cartoons Comic Strips Comics Congressional Gold Metal Peanuts

Clarence Day

by Angela Beck
November 18, 1874 - December 28, 1935American author and cartoonistAuthor of "The Crow's Nest", "God and My Father" and "Life With Father"
Cartoons

William Steig

by Angela Beck
November 14, 1907 - October 3, 2003American cartoonist, sculpture and author & illustrator of children's booksAuthor and illustrator of "Sylve...
Art Artist Arts Caldecott Caldecott Honor Caldecott Medal Cartoonist Cartoons Children's Book Children's Book Author Illustrator Newbery Newbery Honor Newbery Medal Sculptor Shrek