Rube Goldberg (b. 1883)

Born: 1883 July 4 in San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 1970 December 7 in New York, New York, United States
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Biography:

Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer and inventor.

He is best known for a series of popular cartoons depicting complex gadgets that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways. Goldberg received many honors in his lifetime, including a Pulitzer Prize for his political cartooning in 1948 and the Banshees' Silver Lady Award 1959.

Goldberg was a founding member and the first president of the National Cartoonists Society, and he is the namesake of the Reuben Award, which the organization awards to the Cartoonist of the Year. He is the inspiration for various international competitions, known as Rube Goldberg Machine Contests, which challenge participants to make a complex machine to perform a simple task.

Notes:

To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

Name:

Other Names:

  1. Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Reuben Garrett Lucius Family name: Goldberg
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Signatures:

  1. Goldberg [generic]
  2. R L Goldberg [generic]

Schools:

  1. University of California ? to ?

Art Influences:

Influences by Rube Goldberg (b. 1883) were stated by:
  1. Tack Knight (b. 1895)

Memberships:

  1. Artists and Writers Club Type: member

  2. Dutch Treat Club Type: member

  3. National Cartoonists Society Type: member
    Notes: Founder and first president.

  4. Society of Illustrators Type: member

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