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Charles Addams
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American cartoonist (1912–1988)
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Charles Samuel Addams was an American illustrator, painter, writer, and draftsperson who worked as a cartoonist. Born in Westfield, New Jersey, in 1912, he was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and Colgate University. His professional career began in 1930, and he wrote in American English. He is the creator of the notable work *The Addams Family*.
Addams received the Edgar Award and the Hugo Award for Best Related Work. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Other notable works include *The Penguin Charles Adams*, *Monster Rally*, *La Familia Addams*, *Creature Comforts*, and *Chas Addam's Monster Rally*. He died of a myocardial infarction in 1988.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 20
Top works
- The Penguin Charles Adams
- Monster Rally
- La Familia Addams
- Creature Comforts
- Chas Addam's Monster Rally
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Film & TV
Westfield, New Jersey, USA
Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 – September 29, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters.[1] Some of his recurring characters became known as the Addams Family, and were popularized through various adaptations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Addams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- Cameo Theatre1950
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samuel
- Family name
- Addams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Westfield
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Notable work
- The Addams Family
- Field of work
- cartoonist
- Official website
- charlesaddams.com
- Image
- CAp3 05.jpg
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1912-01-07
- date of death
- 1988-09-29
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Charles Samuel Addams
- Commons category
- Charles Addams
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- start of work period
- 1930-00-00
- writing language
- American English
- birth name
- Charles Samuel Addams
- end of work period
- 1988-01-01
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