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Jim Berry (cartoonist)

For other people with the same name, see James Berry (disambiguation).

James Osmyn Berry (January 16, 1932 – March 20, 2015)[3] was an American comic strip artist.

Berry was born in Chicago in 1932[4] and attended Dartmouth College and Ohio Wesleyan University.[5]

In 1961, Berry began working for the Newspaper Enterprise Association.

His most notable work may well be the syndicated editorial cartoon Berry's World, distributed six days a week for more than 40 years beginning in 1963. There was also a Sunday comic strip version of the strip, about which he stated "I enjoy working in color on the Sunday pages and having all that space in which to draw".[6]

The National Headliner Award was presented to Berry in 1967.[5] Berry won the National Cartoonists Society award for Best Special Feature in 1970 and 1972.[7][8] He also produced the comic strip Benjy in 1974 and 1975.

He wrote with Denny O'Neil the novel Dragon's Fist. O'Neil adapt later this story in Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter[9]

He retired on January 1, 2003[6] and died on March 20, 2015.[10]

References

  1. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
  2. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/03/23/rip-jim-berry-for-40-years-berrys-world-cartoonist-dispensed-relatable-laughs/
  3. ^ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSH-PZL3 : accessed 9 June 2016), James Osmyn Berry, 16 Jan 1932; citing Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 84, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
  4. ^ Comics Buyer's Guide #1650; February 2009; Page 107
  5. ^ a b "Jim Berry Cartoons An inventory of his cartoons at Syracuse University". library.syracuse.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  6. ^ a b Jim Berry
  7. ^ NCS Awards http://www.reuben.org/ncs/archive/divisions/others2.asp
  8. ^ "NCS Awards". 2006-01-06. Archived from the original on 2006-01-06. Retrieved 2022-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Jim Berry (cartoonist) at Google Books, Back Issue 105, page 57
  10. ^ James O. Berry, 1932-2015

Further reading

  • Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.