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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Harvey_KurtzmanHarvey Kurtzman - Wikipedia

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   Harvey Kurtzman ( / ˈkɜːrtsmən /; October 3, 1924 – February 21, 1993) was an American cartoonist and editor. His best-known work includes writing and editing the parodic comic book Mad from 1952 until 1956, and writing the Little Annie Fanny strips in Playboy from 1962 until 1988. His work is noted for its satire and parody of popular ...

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   • Born: October 3, 1924, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

   • Area(s): Cartoonist, Writer, Artist, Editor
   • Died: February 21, 1993 (aged 68), Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.

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3. www.theatlantic.com › entertainment › archiveHow Harvey Kurtzman and MAD Changed American Humor - The Atlantic

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   Apr 30, 2015 · Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in America is exhaustively researched: The book is 642 pages, and the footnotes alone take up 27 of them.

4. www.tabletmag.com › sections › newsAn Award-Winning Biography About Harvey Kurtzman Tells the ...

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   Aug 2, 2016 · Kurtzman, a Brooklyn boy, was born in 1924. His parents were both from Ukraine. His father died of a bleeding ulcer when he was only 4; Harvey and his older brother Zachary spent a few traumatic ...

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   Who was Harvey Kurtzman?

   • Kurtzman, who died at 68 in 1993, was the Matt Groening/Jon Stewart/Tina Fey of his day. The title of a new, exhaustive biography by Bill Schelly out May 2, Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in America, makes this exceptionally clear, giving Kurtzman a hero’s welcome into the pantheon of American cultural pioneers.

   How Harvey Kurtzman and MAD Changed American Humor - The Atlantic

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   Was Harvey Kurtzman a satirist?

   • Cover of Mad Magazine issue #1 (October 1952), drawn by Harvey Kurtzman. Harvey Kurtzman was a U.S. comic writer and artist, widely considered one of the most influential satirists of all time.

   Harvey Kurtzman - Lambiek Comiclopedia

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   What happened to Harvey Kurtzman?

   • To Zap! Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics' (Simon & Schuster, 1991), a historical overview of the comics medium. In old age, Kurtzman was diagnosed with colon cancer, liver cancer and Parkinson's disease. He passed away in 1993.

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   What books should you read about Harvey Kurtzman?

   • For those interested in Harvey Kurtzman's career, his autobiography 'My Life as a Cartoonist' (co-written with Howard Zimmerman, 1988) is a good starting point. 'The Art of Harvey Kurtzman - The Mad Genius of Comics' (Abrams, 2009) by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle is another must-read. 'Simpsons' voice actor Harry Shearer provided the foreword.

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6. www.nytimes.com › 1993/02/23 › artsHarvey Kurtzman Is Dead at 68; Cartoonist Was Creator of Mad

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   Feb 23, 1993 · Harvey Kurtzman, a cartoonist and a pop-culture historian who founded and created Mad magazine and was a guiding force in several other satirical magazines, died on Sunday at his home in Mount ...

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Harvey_Kurtzman&Harvey Kurtzman's editorship of Mad - Wikipedia

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   Harvey Kurtzman's editorship of. Mad. American cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman was the founding editor and primary writer for the humor periodical Mad from its founding in 1952 until its 28th issue in 1956. Featuring pop-culture parodies and social satire, what began as a color comic book became a black-and-white magazine with its 24th issue.

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9. www.npr.org › 2009/07/24 › 106972028Harvey Kurtzman: The Comics World's 'Mad Genius' - NPR

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   Jul 24, 2009 · Harvey Kurtzman was a hopeless businessman who tried to run businesses. He was a perfectionist who scorned deadlines trapped in an industry that demanded work banged out on time. Ultimately, he ...

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    A comprehensive biography of Harvey Kurtzman, a U.S. comic writer and artist, founder of Mad Magazine and influential satirist. Learn about his early life, career, war comics, erotic comics and legacy.