George Lichty
Cartoonist, Author
1905 – 1983
Who was George Lichty?
George Lichty was an American cartoonist, creator of the daily and Sunday cartoon series Grin and Bear It. His work was signed Lichty and often ran without mention of his first name.
Born George Maurice Lichtenstein to Julius and Ella Hirsh Lichtenstein in Chicago, Illinois, Lichty was 16 years old when he launched his art career by selling his first cartoon to Judge. He attended the Chicago Art Institute and was the editor of the University of Michigan's humor magazine, The Gargoyle. Graduating from the University of Michigan in 1929, he began his newspaper career doing spot cartoons and sports drawings for the Chicago Daily Times. Lichty and Eleanor Louise Fretter married on January 5, 1931.
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- Born
- May 16, 1905
United States of America - Also known as
- Lichty
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 18, 1983
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on July 23, 2013
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