''Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists who made National Lampoon Insanely Great'' by
Rick Meyerowitz, is a 2010 book which was published by
Abrams Books
Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery.
The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael ...
of New York. The book consists of a compilation of work by a selection of writers and artists whose work appeared in ''
National Lampoon'' magazine in the 1970s, as well as introductory commentary on those people and their work, by Meyerowitz and others. The book is hardback,
coffee-table sized and is profusely illustrated.
A very similar title was used for the 2015 documentary film ''
National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead'', for which Rick Meyerowitz designed the poster, as he also did for the 1978 film ''National Lampoon's
Animal House''.
Writers and artists included
The book covers the work of the following people. The content of the book is as follows:
* The Founders:
Doug Kenney,
Henry Beard
* Present at the Birth:
Michael O'Donoghue,
George William Swift Trow,
Christopher Cerf,
John Weidman,
Rick Meyerowitz,
Michel Choquette
* The Cohort:
Arnold Roth,
Tony Hendra,
Sam Gross
Sam Gross (born August 7, 1933) is an American cartoonist, specializing in single-panel cartoons.
History
Born in Bronx, New York City, Gross was the son of Max and Sophie, who were Jewish immigrants to America. His mother was born in Iași, ...
,
Sean Kelly,
Anne Beatts,
Charles Rodrigues
* The First Wave:
Brian McConnachie,
Chris Miller Chris or Christopher Miller may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Chris Miller (writer) (born 1942), American comedy author and screenwriter
*Chris Miller (animator) (born 1968), American voice actor and director
* Christopher Miller (filmmaker) ( ...
,
Gerry Sussman
Gerald Jay Sussman (born February 8, 1947) is the Panasonic Professor of Electrical engineering, Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He received his Bachelor of Science, S.B. and Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. ...
,
Ed Subitzky,
P.J. O'Rourke,
Bruce McCall,
Stan Mack
* The Second Coming:
M.K. Brown,
Ted Mann,
Shary Flenniken,
Danny Abelson
Danny is a masculine given name. It is related to the male name Daniel. It may refer to:
People
*Danny Altmann, British immunologist
*Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer
* Danny Baker (born 1957), English journali ...
&
Ellis Weiner,
Wayne McLoughlin
Wayne McLoughlin (1944–2015) was a Welsh artist who dedicated his drawings to nature. He was most known for his cover art in Erin Hunter's '' Warriors'' and '' Seekers'' series.
McLoughlin began as a young explorer in Hampstead Heath, Lond ...
* The End of the Beginning:
Ron Barrett
Ron Barrett is an American illustrator, best known for illustrating the children's book '' Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'', which was written by his former wife, Judi Barrett.
Career
He is a graduate of the School of Industrial Art in New ...
,
Jeff Greenfield,
Ron Hauge,
Fred Graver
* The Art Directors:
Cloud Studios,
Michael Gross and
David Kaestle,
Peter Kleinman
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
, Skip Johnson
References
* ''Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Artists and Writers who made National Lampoon Insanely Great'', 2010, Rick Meyerowitz, Abrams Books, New York,
Comedy books
Books about National Lampoon
2010 non-fiction books
Works originally published in National Lampoon (magazine)
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