Sam Gross | |
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 Gross in 2014 | |
| Born | (1933-08-07)August 7, 1933 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 2023(2023-05-06) (aged 89) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Known for | Cartoonist |
| Notable work | Cartoon contributor for print publications |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (1980)[1] |
Sam Gross (August 7, 1933 – May 6, 2023) was an Americancartoonist, specializing in single-panel cartoons. He contributed to an array of publications, includingThe New Yorker.[2]
Born inThe Bronx,New York City, Gross was the son of Max and Sophie, who were Jewish immigrants to America. His mother was born inIași, Romania and his father was born in Lithuania. His parents came to the United States as children around 1905. Gross said his mother's side of the family is artistic. His father was a CPA.[3]
Gross attendedDeWitt Clinton High School, which at the time was an all-boys school. After he graduated, Gross went to theCity College of New York. He started as a business major, then he wanted to be an accounting major, and finally an advertising major; Gross ended up taking a lot of art and history courses.[3]
He began cartooning in 1962 and continued until his death. His cartoons have appeared in numerous magazines, includingCosmopolitan,Esquire,Good Housekeeping,Harvard Business Review andThe New Yorker.
Gross was cartoon editor forNational Lampoon andParents Magazine. Gross also became involved in electronic publishing ventures with cartoons playing an important role.[4]
He created the comic stripCigarman, which was published from 1997–1998.
Gross died on May 6, 2023, at the age of 89.[2]
Every Wednesday Gross sat down to draw and, what he called, "trip". He claimed that he did not draw for magazines or newspapers, he just drew. Gross averaged 16–17 drawings a week, and numbered and dated every one. Once finished, he photocopied the drawings on forty-four-pound stock paper, then punched three holes and put them into loose-leaf books; Gross was afraid of losing his original copy and idea. In 2012, Gross had a total of about 27,592 cartoons.[3]
Published collections of cartoons by Sam Gross include:
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