Born: 1921 March 13 in Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died: 2023 April 10 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Notes: To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.
Additional biographical information:
(Obituary) The Washington Post, "Al Jaffee, Mad magazine’s cartoon maestro, dies at 102" by Ali Bahrampour, April 10, 2023 at 5:10 p.m. EDT, https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/04/10/mad-cartoonist-al-jaf…
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Name:
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Al Jaffee
Type: Common Alternative Name
Other Names:
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Jaffee
Type: None
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Abraham Jaffee
Type: Name at Birth
Given name: Abraham Family name: Jaffee -
Allan Jaffee
Type: Changed Name
Given name: Allan Family name: Jaffee
Schools:
Signatures:
- A. A. Jaffee [generic]
- A. J. [generic]
- A. Jaffee [generic]
- A. Jay [generic]
- AJ [generic]
- Al Jaffee [generic]
- Al Jaffee [with head drawing]
- Allan Jaffee [generic]
- as A. Jay [generic]
- Benn Ogen [generic]
- Jaffee [generic]
- Jaffee
Awards:
- 1971: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Special Features Division
- 1973: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Advertising and Illustration Division
- 1975: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Special Features Division
- 1979: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Humor Comic Book Division
- 2001: Harvey Award - Best Cartoonist
- 2007: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Cartoonist of the Year
- 2008: Inkpot Award - [no name]
- 2008: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Cartoonist of the Year
- 2009: Harvey Award - Special Award for Humor in Comics
- 2009: Harvey Award - Best Cartoonist
- 2013: Eisner Award - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices
- 2016: Harvey Award - Harvey Kurtzman Hall of Fame Award
Memberships:
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National Cartoonist Society Type: member
Relations:
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Employee of - Grothkopf Studio (b. 1940)
Notes: Did pencils and inks for the studio during c.1942.
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