Eric Gurney
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1910 – 1992
Who was Eric Gurney?
Eric Gurney was a Canadian-American cartoonist and illustrator.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he grew up in Toronto, where he began a career as a commercial artist. In 1938 he emigrated to the USA to work with The Walt Disney Company, where he was a story writer and collaborated on several classic Disney films. Turning freelance in 1948, he did cartoon illustrations for magazines and advertising campaigns, notably for the Ethyl Corporation.
Gurney is best known for his humorous illustrations in books for children and adults. He illustrated Punctured Poems by Richard Armour; How to Live with a Neurotic Dog; How to Live with a Calculating Cat; an edition of Sportsmanlike Driving, a textbook published by the American Automobile Association; and many other titles, whose total sales number in the millions.
He received the National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1961 and 1971 for his work.
His first wife, Nancy Gurney, was his collaborator on several books including The King, the Mice, and the Cheese. He was also the illustrator of other notable Beginner Books including The Digging-est Dog and Hand Hand Fingers Thumb. After her death, Gurney married a second Nancy. They also collaborated on The Return of the Calculating Cat. In later years they resided in Tucson, Arizona.
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- Born
- 1910
Winnipeg - Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Canada
- Profession
- Died
- 1992
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on July 23, 2013
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