Addams also drew another one-panel cartoon series, the short-lived 'Out Of This World' (1955-1957).Ĭovers by Charles Addams for The New Yorker, respectively published on 10 February 1951 and 3 November 1986.Ĭharles Samuel Addams, or "Chill" as his friends called him, was born in 1912 in Westfield, New Jersey, where the Addams' lived on Summit Avenue. They inspired TV series, films and video games. Since then, The Addams Family have become a pop culture mainstay, particularly at Halloween. Originally featured as nameless characters in a pantomime one-panel cartoon series, their popularity skyrocketed after being adapted into a popular 1964-1966 TV sitcom. His most famous creation is 'The Addams Family' (1938), an eccentric family of ghouls, ogres, witches and other creepy monsters.
Between 19, he was a household name in the pages of The New Yorker. 'Movie Scream', The New Yorker, 18 January 1947.Ĭharles Addams was an American cartoonist, known for his sinister, macabre work.
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