Robert Grossman (b. 1940)

Born: 1940 March 1 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2018 March 15 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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Biography:

New York Times Obituary (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/obituaries/robert-grossman-illustrator-with-a-brash-touch-dies-at-78.html).

Freelance illustrator from 1963 onwards.

Nominated in 1977 for an Academy Award (Oscars) as Best Animated Short Film for Jimmy The C (Motionpicker Productions).

Produced television commercials with his brother, David Grossman, in the 1980s under the banner Grossman Brothers.

Name:

  • Robert Grossman
  • Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Robert Family name: Grossmann

Schools:

  1. Yale University ? to 1961

    Notes: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts.


Degrees:

  1. B.A., Yale University in 1961

    Notes: In Fine Arts.


Non Comics Works:

  1. Publication Title: Airplane! (advertising) - Role: artist - Year: 1980
    Employer Name : Paramount Pictures
    Notes: Movie poster for the film, Airplane! (Paramount Pictures) 1980.

  2. Publication Title: The New Yorker (magazine) - Role: assistant - Years: 1961 - 1962; 1963?
    Employer Name : Condé Nast
    Notes: Assistant to art editor/director Jim Geraghty for The New Yorker (Condé Nast, 1925 series) 1961 - circa 1963.

  3. Publication Title: The Yale Record (magazine) - Role: editor - Years: 1960?; 1961?
    Employer Name : The Yale Record
    Notes: Cartoonist, illustrator, and editor.

  4. Publication Title: The Yew Norker (magazine) - Role: editor - Year: 1961?
    Employer Name : The Yale Record
    Notes: Parody of The New Yorker.

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