Posted on 04/09/2020 8:02:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The longtime artist behind the magazine's movie and television satires won numerous awards and honors. Mort Drucker, the iconic Mad magazine artist known for his caricatures, has died, the National Cartoonists Society confirmed. He was 91.
Drucker died Wednesday at his New York home, according to the society.
"The world has lost not just an extraordinary talent but a shining example of kindness, humility and humor. He was recognized for his work with the NCS Special Features Award, Reuben Award and induction into the Hall of Fame," the society said in a statement posted to social media.
"The amazing talent, his full body of work, pales to the man," his daughter, Laurie Bachner, told The Hollywood Reporter.
"RIP, Mort Drucker, whose caricatures revealed as much as they ridiculed. In your memory, we will continue to satirize even in dark times, and laugh like Idiots while doing it," the official Mad Twitter account shared.
Courtesy of Laurie Backner Drucker was the artist behind Mad magazine's movie and television satires, creating amazing caricatures that, while silly, captured the stars he was drawing. From The Godfather and Star Wars, to Woody Allen and Arnold Schwarzenegger, he captured it all. He started at Mad in the 1950s and worked there for five decades.
Drucker received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Institute of Boston, among his awards and honors.
According to the book MAD's Greatest Artists: Mort Drucker, George Lucas traveled to Drucker's Long Island home to convince him to illustrate the poster for American Graffiti.
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He was a cartoon/satire genius, always enjoyed MAD magazine as a kid, RIP.
Back when Mad Magazine was funny and very political uncorrect.
Amen.
RIP.
Aw, gee...
As a kid it was part of the required summer reading collection during sleep-outs under the light of the flashlight.
Loved Mad when I was a kid. He was an incredible talent.
But with a name like Drucker, he had to be good.
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“But with a name like Drucker, he had to be good.”
It must go back a long way in his family, Drucker means printer.
I read Mad Magazine all the time as a teenager even up until I was 20 or so. I remember fondly Drucker’s satire of John Wayne’s 1969 film “True Grit,” Drucker named it “True Fat.” It was hilarious and I loved the movie and The Duke. Another funny one was, if I recall the tile correctly, “Butch Casualty and the Sumdunce Kid.”
I thought it was “Botch Casually,” but it’s been awhile...
You may be right, it’s been a few years (50) since I read it.
Mad Magazine and his drawing, what a combination.
“Long time and current subscriber to the print edition, which I treasure when the mailman slips it thru the door, angering my wife.”
My first paying gig was selling my brother’s old MAD mags out of a wagon when I was five years-old and read it through half my teens.
My son brought a recent copy home that was accidentally sent to his biz. Compared to the old days it was unreadable and full of PC and social justice BS.
“Rockhead” and his girlfriend Atrium.
All you really have to do for a caricature is exaggerate a couple of prominent features. Look at what cartoonists do with Obama's ears, or Bill Clinton's nose, or Jimmy Carter's smile.
I like Ben Garrison's work, and of course Jon McNaughton.
Yeah..new Mad....not even funny.Simpleton humor. The old stuff had references to philosophy...literature...religion...social norms..lying, conniving EVERYONE...not just big business or government...everyone down to the everyday Joe Blow.
One of my favorites... the satirical IKRAPPA catalog in place of the IK#A catalog. Having shopped there and even bought some of the items...that catalog hit it out of the park for me.
Mort Drucker...in a crowded field, the absolute best in capturing the essence of the person he was drawing.
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