Personal life and career
Barry Liebmann was born in New York City, to Norbert and Dora Liebmann. His parents had left Germany and Austria after the 2nd World War started, while the US was still neutral and limiting refugees. They lived in Washington Heights amongst other German Jewish prewar refugees and had a daughter, Ellen, in addition to Liebmann. Liebmann lived in the same apartment in Washington Heights, all his life, went to Queens College and graduated with a bachelor's degree and studied acting at HB studios. His sister Eleanor died in 1974, when Barry was in his early 20’s. Barry wrote for MAD magazine for almost 40 years, selling his very first piece to them when he was only 16 years old. He also wrote for DC Comics' Looney Tunes and had pieces published in the NY Daily News, the New York Times, the Wall St. Journal. He performed in many theater groups including The Play’s the Thing Theatre Company, Instant Shakespeare, the No Name Players (as Beloved Intern Barry) and Living Legends Radio Theater; and he has acted in plays Uncle Vanya, the Comedy of errors, Our Town and A Night in Elsinore.References
1953 births 2017 deaths American comedy writers American comics writers American satirists American parodists American people of German-Jewish descent Mad (magazine) people Writers from New York City {{US-comics-creator-stub