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Harvey Kurtzman

One of the most influential, yet unsung, figures in American humor, cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman created "Mad Magazine" in 1952, and for the next few years served as its editor and primary writer. After his departure from "Mad, " he created two more humor magazines, "Trump" and "Help!" Although neither was as successful as "Mad", "Help!" did help launch the careers of a number of future luminaries, including Woody Allen, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Robert Crumb and Gloria Steinem. Kurtzman's sole foray into screenwriting, the animated Mad Monster Party? (1967), demonstrates much of the famous "Mad" comedy (including a reference to one of the magazine's trademark nonsense words, "veeblefetzer") and has developed a strong cult following.


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Born:
Oct 3, 1924 In Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
4
First Appeared:
In the movie The Masters of Comic Book Art 1987-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie The Comic Book Greats: Compendium 1992-12-31
Known For
Poster of The Comic Book Greats: Compendium
Poster of The Comic Book Greats: Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis
Poster of Comic Book Confidential
Poster of The Masters of Comic Book Art
Filmography
Movie The Comic Book Greats: Compendium Self 1992-12-31
Movie The Comic Book Greats: Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis Self 1992-12-01
Movie Comic Book Confidential Self 1989-06-14
Movie The Masters of Comic Book Art Self 1987-01-01