Gilbert Theodore Fox[2](November 29, 1915[3][4]– May 15, 2004)[5]was an Americanpolitical cartoonist,comic bookartistandeditor,andanimator.
| Gill Fox | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1915 |
| Died | May 15, 2004(aged 88) Redding Ridge, Connecticut,U.S. |
| Area(s) | political cartoonist,comic bookartistandeditor,andanimator |
| Awards | Inkpot Award,1978[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Helen (née Fittipaldi) |
Biography
editFox began his career in animation atMax Fleischer's studio, but left due to labor unrest associated witha 1937 strike.He entered the comic book industry, working for a number of studios and companies, includingDC Comics.During this period he was an editor and a cover artist forQuality Comics,with his work gracing the covers of such titles asTorchyandPlastic Man.In 1941, he wrote several weeks of continuity for theSpiritdailynewspaper strip.A 1941 comic book written by Gill Fox, describing a German attack on Pearl Harbor, was published one month before thereal-life Japanese attackon that U.S. naval base.[6]
He left his editorial position at Quality in 1943 to serve inWorld War II,where he worked forStars and Stripes.Once discharged from military service, Fox freelanced for Quality Comics until the early 1950s.
Fox later moved toadvertising,working for theJohnstone and Cushingadvertising agency.There he metDik Browne,and assisted him on Browne's comic stripHi and Lois.He also assisted/ghostedon several other strips as favors to friends.
Fox later worked as a political cartoonist for theConnecticutnewspapersThe Fairfield Citizenand theConnecticut Post;he was nominated for twoPulitzer Prizes.[5]In the late 1980s, Fox created illustrations of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesthat were used on many licensed products.[7]
He died inRedding Ridge, Connecticut,at age 88.[5]
Personal life and family
editFox was the brother of the illustratorLorraine Fox.[8]
Circa 1940, Gill Fox married Helen Fittipaldi, who died in 1998.[9]They had two children, daughters Donna Morency and Susan Fox.[5]
References
edit- ^Inkpot Award
- ^Gill Foxat theLambiek Comiclopedia
- ^"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JBWR-2WB:accessed 25 Feb 2013), Gilbert T Fox, 15 May 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ^Comics Buyer's Guide#1636 (December 2007), p. 135.The New York Times(below) also gives 1915, although the Lambiek Comiclopedia (above) lists 1919.
- ^abcdNash, Eric P. (May 24, 2004)."Gill Fox, 88, Cartoonist on Early Comic Books".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on October 3, 2015.
- ^Cronin, Brian (August 7, 2008)."Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #167".ComicBookResources.com.Archivedfrom the original on December 15, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 7,2018.
- ^"Gill Fox - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Illustrations Original Art, Group of 4 (undated)".
- ^Fox inAmash, Jim (January 2002)."Quality Control: A Conversation with Gill Fox - Artist, Writer, and Editor (1940-43) of Quality Comics Group".Alter Ego.Vol. 3, no. 12.Archivedfrom the original on July 7, 2010.RetrievedApril 2,2015.
- ^Saxton, Brian (May 21, 2004)."Famed cartoonist Gill Fox dead at 88".The News-Times.Danbury,Connecticut.Archivedfrom the original on April 6, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 7,2018.
External links
edit- Gill Foxat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Sally Taft Duplaix Collectionat theMortimer Rare Book Collection,Smith College Special Collections