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Milt Gross ( / ɡroʊs /; March 4, 1895 – November 29, 1953) was an American cartoonist and animator. His work is noted for its exaggerated cartoon style and Yiddish -inflected English dialogue. He originated the non-sequitur "Banana Oil!" as a phrase deflating pomposity and posing. His character Count Screwloose 's admonition, "Iggy, keep an ...
October 25, 1931. October 6, 1931. This excerpt is drawn from “ Gross Exaggerations: The Meshuga Comic Strips of Milt Gross ,” edited by Peter Maresca, out this November from Sunday Press ...
To Milt Gross, all these things were window dressing. The reason he blasted his loose scrawls on illustration board was to make us laugh. His is a timeless comedy of human folly—in particular, how man is his own worst enemy, due to hubris, stubbornness or bad temper.
The Complete Milt Gross: Comic Books and Life Story Edited by Craig Yoe IDW Publishing, 386 pages, $39.99 Better Hair Is the Key to Acculturation: Milt Gross slyly draws American immigration.
Milt Gross became a celebrity, famous for his cartooning, scriptwriting, radio shows and columns. In 1945, he suffered a heart attack, which forced him to take it somewhat easier. In 1953, a second heart attack proved fatal. Milt Gross was a strong influence on Al Capp, Mike Fontanelli, John Kricfalusi and Joost Swarte. 'Milt Gross Funnies'.
Milt Gross' New York is set primarily in the titular city, ending at the 1939 World’s Fair. The work fell off the radar after the fair closed in 1940, unlike Gross’ other books, which were ...
Milt Gross was born on 4 March 1895 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Puddin' Head (1941), Rookies on Parade (1941) and The Ghost and the Guest (1943). He died on 29 November 1953 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
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