J.B. Handelsman (February 5, 1922 – June 20, 2007) was a New York-born

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whose work appeared for decades in ''

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'', ''

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publications. His sister was American writer Edith Anderson.

Life

Bernard Handelsman was born in the Bronx on February 5, 1922. In adulthood, he adopted John as his first name. He was known professionally as J. B. Handelsman and informally as Bud. Handelsman studied at the Art Students League and New York University. In 1963, Handelsman moved to England, where he began drawing for ''Punch''. For eleven years, he wrote and illustrated a weekly feature called "Freaky Fables" for the magazine. He returned to the United States in 1982. From 1961 to 2006, Handelsman had nearly a thousand cartoons and five covers published in ''

''. His work also appeared regularly in ''

'' and the British humorous magazine ''

''. Handelsman was married to Gertrude Peck, a harpist from Michigan, in 1950. They had three children, Jonathan Handelsman, Peter Handelsman, and Constance Handelsman Bennett.

Published works

Cartoons

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'', For 11 years, he produced a full-page weekly feature for ''Punch'', the British humor magazine, called "Freaky Fables. * ''

Illustration

*He also illustrated many books, including ''Families and How to Survive Them'' and ''Life and How to Survive It'', both by

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and psychotherapist

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, and ''The Mid-Atlantic Companion'' by

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and Michael Shea, plus a number of books for children.

Animation

J.B Handelsman devised a 10-minute animated film for the

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called ''In the Beginning'', based on the Biblical story of the Creation.

References

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obituary, June 26, 2007, p. B7. 1922 births 2007 deaths American editorial cartoonists American expatriates in the United Kingdom American illustrators Artists from New York City Burials at Green River Cemetery Deaths from lung cancer The New Yorker cartoonists People from Long Island Punch (magazine) cartoonists {{illustrator-stub