William Michael Wenzel (January 22, 1918 – May 12, 1987)William Wenzel
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Note: Source gives only "May 1987" as date of death. Retrieved on January 31, 2014. was an American cartoonist best known as a widely published

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Biography

Bill Wenzel was born in

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and grew up in nearby Union Township.Cahillane, Kevin
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'', December 4, 2005. Accessed August 9, 2016. "He was born in Irvington in 1918, grew up in Union, married his high school sweetheart on his 24th birthday, had two daughters, served in World War II and spent 30 years in Atlantic Highlands."Chun, Covey, p. 16 His parents were from

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. In 1941 Wenzel was drafted into the Army. His bawdy cartoon spot illustrations were published over the course of several decades, from such publications as ''Judge'' in the 1940s to '' Sex to Sexty'' in the 1960s and 1970s, and particularly for the Humorama division of publisher Martin Goodman's variously titled corporations. Wenzel's work, which featured busty, big-eyed, yet innocently risque young women, was published in such magazines and digests as ''Gaze'', ''Joker'', ''Jest'', ''Comedy'', and ''Stare''. Most captions were written by the artist himself. In 1967 Wenzel drew illustrations for the book '' Coffee, Tea or Me?'' that, according to the author Donald Bain, "contributed significantly to the book's success".Chun, Covey, p. 21 In 1979, after having lived almost 30 years in

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, where he died in 1987 of

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* 1918 births 1987 deaths American cartoonists People from Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey People from Irvington, New Jersey People from Union Township, Union County, New Jersey {{US-cartoonist-stub