Kurt Schaffenberger (b. 1920)

Born: 1920 December 15 in Zella-Mehlis, Thüringen, Germany

Died: 2002 January 24 in Brick, New Jersey, United States

Notes: To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

Name:

    Kurt Schaffenberger Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Kurt Family name: Schaffenberger

Other Names:

  1. Jay Kafka Type: Pen Name
  2. Lou Wahl Type: Pen Name
  3. Schaffenberger Type: Common Alternative Name

Schools:

  1. Pratt Institute [Brooklyn] ? to ?

    Notes: Three years.

Signatures:

  1. Jay Kafka [generic]
  2. K. P. Schaffenberger [generic]
  3. KS [generic]
  4. KSchaffenberger [generic]
  5. KSchaffenberger [generic]
  6. Kurt Schaffenberger [generic]
  7. Lou Wahl [generic]
  8. Lou Wahl [long W] [generic]
  9. Pete Costanza [generic]

Art Influences:

Kurt Schaffenberger (b. 1920) stated influences by:
  1. Hal Foster (b. 1892)
  2. Alex Raymond (b. 1909)
Influences by Kurt Schaffenberger (b. 1920) were stated by:
  1. Fred Hembeck (b. 1953)

Memberships:

  1. National Cartoonists Society Type: member
    Notes: On the Membership Committee.

Relations:

  1. Employee of - Beck-Costanza Studio
    Notes: Did pencils and inks 1945.
  2. Employee of - Binder Studio
    Notes: Did pencils 1941 to 1942.

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