Even the children of New Yorker readers, who would not otherwise have picked up the magazine, had come to watch for the cartoons that made scary things funny and celebrated breaking the rules.the children who loved Addams’ cartoons understood that there was nothing really scary going on in them.” While these New Yorker cartoons were immensely popular, it was the creation of the Addams Family characters for the 1964 TV series that earned him wide recognition. According to biographer Linda Davis, “Like movie stars, as the popularity of his Addams Family cartoons began to grow they attracted a devoted and eager following. Much of Addams's work was funny without being dark however, it was the sinister stuff that made him famous. That same year, at the age of 21, his first cartoon was published in The New Yorker, beginning an association with the venerable magazine that lasted until his death in 1988.ĭespite his reputation as a ghoul himself, Addams was a consummate professional who took his art very seriously. He attended Colgate University and studied at the Grand Central School of Art in New York before joining the layout department of True Detective magazine in 1933, where he was tasked with retouching photos of corpses that appeared in with the articles. His genius for drawing was evident early in his childhood, and, with his father’s encouragement, he began submitting his cartoons to his high school literary magazine. Over his lifetime he maintained his position as one of the most celebrated cartoonists of all time, having created several thousand cartoons and drawings, the most popular being his Addams Family characters.Īddams was born in Westfield, New Jersey, in 1912, a town known for its ornate Victorian homes and ancient cemeteries, where he enjoyed playing as a child.
Cartoonist Charles Addams enjoyed a successful career that spanned nearly 60 years.
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