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.
Yeah... Pete Beatajudge does kinda look like him. Only less relevant.
One of my childhood heroes, so to speak.
Agreed on the recent crap, but interspersed with a few gold nuggets.
I grew up reading Mad Magazine in its glory days. Loved the artwork! RIP Mort, thanks for the joy.
Between Mad Magazine and Cheech and Chong records, it’s no wonder I grew up so warped, LOL!
It was Botch Casually and the Somedunce Kid. I still remember to this day.
RIP. Mad magazine was fun, especially the little comics in the margins. Dick Bartolo is still having fun with new gadgets.
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Handsome guy.
I went to school with a kid that looked just like Alfred E Newman!
RIP Mort. You worked for a great magazine..
Cattlecar Galactia.
I still remember that one
While my cousin was out running around with her friends in Queens I spent hours in my grandmother’s basement reading Mad magazine, marveling at the great art of Drucker and laughing like mad at his brand of humor.
Man, I hate to see that be part of the days gone by.
Thank you Mort for those good times.
RIP and take up your new studio upstairs and don’t get too irreverent but I rather think those angels have a sense of humor, too.
RIP
“He perspired.” Dr. Kildare parody.
Will Elder, Jack Davis, Wally Wood, Don Martin, Dave Berg, and now Mort Drucker. RIP all; you inspired a lot of laughter over the years.
but I rather think those angels have a sense of humor, too.
Eternity is a long time; SOMEONE better be funny...!
Mort Drucker and Dave Berg. They were two of my favorites.
“Between Mad Magazine and Cheech and Chong records, it’s no wonder I grew up so warped, LOL!”
I know exactly what you mean!
I also read similar magazines like CRACKED and SICK, but MAD was the gold standard of comic book satire back in the day.
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