Nationality American Role Writer | Name John Caldwell Area(s) Cartoonist | |
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Books Running a muck, Fax this book, The book of ultimates | ||
Education Parsons School of Design | ||
John I. Caldwell (March 23, 1946 – February 21, 2016) was a nationally syndicated American gag cartoonist primarily known for his work in National Lampoon and Mad, where he was a member of "The Usual Gang of Idiots."
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Following his death, The Comics Reporter described him as having had "one of the most prolific and successful [cartooning] careers of the late 20th Century."
Education
Caldwell never received any actual training as a cartoonist, but he attended the Parsons School of Design, where his general art education helped him prepare for a cartooning career. He spent 1969–70 working for the State of New York as a cartographer.
Career
Caldwell's drawings appeared in numerous publications, including Writer's Digest, Playboy, Barron's, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest and Harvard Business Review. He designed greeting cards for Recycled Paper Greetings and Nobleworks.
Death
Aged 69, Caldwell died February 21, 2016 from cancer. He was survived by was wife Diane, as well as a daughter and grandson.