Jean-Claude Suares (March 30, 1942 – July 30, 2013) was an

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, and creative consultant to many publications, and the first

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page

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at ''

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''.

Biography

Suares was born on March 30, 1942, in

Alexandria, Egypt Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

, to a

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father. He and his family moved from Egypt to

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when he was a teenager. Later, he moved to

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, where he briefly attended

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. In the 1960s, he joined the

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s and was sent to

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, where he worked on staff for '' Stars and Stripes''. He also spoke several languages. In 1973, Suares arranged an exhibition of Op-Ed art at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in

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. For over 30 years his comic drawings appeared in ''The New York Times'', on the covers of ''

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'' and ''

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'', and in other periodicals and books. He wrote, edited or designed scores of illustrated books. He was also involved in book publishing. He worked with

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at Doubleday. He also designed

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’s autobiography, ''

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''. Suares was in one movie in 1973, ''It Happened in Hollywood''. A resident of

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as a result of a

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. He was 71 and is survived by his wife of 33 years Nina Duran, and a sister.

Magazines worked on

* Changes Tonight at Noon *

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* WWII Magazine * Columbia College Today *

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* Northeast Luxury Homes *

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* POZ * JCK Luxury * Buzz *

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* MAMM *

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* Wild West *

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* Aviation History * Inc. *

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* The Atlantic Monthly * The New Yorker Not a complete list.

Books worked on

* Sexy Dogs * Women of Iron: the world of female bodybuilders * Fat Cats * Cool Mutts * Alien creatures * Great Cats: The Who's Who of Famous Felines * Funny Babies * Funny Dogs: Postcard Book * Funny Puppies * Funny Kittens * American Anthem * Cool Cats * The Photographed Cat * Hollywood Heavies * Hollywood Cats * Hollywood Christmas * Hollywood Doctors * Hollywood Weddings * Hollywood Trains * Hollywood Kids * Hollywood Weddings * The Literary Dog * Passion for Roses * Flight: a poster book * The Illustrated Cat: a poster book * Socks Goes to Washington: The Diary of America's First Cat * City Dogs * The Illustrated Flower * Rocketship: An Incredible Voyage Through Science Fiction and Science Fact * Black & White Dogs * A Passion for Kittens * The Snoopy Collection * Crash Helmet * The Nutty Joke Book * Washington, D.C. * The Rough * Gruff Goat Brothers Rap * Dog Box 24 Assorted Notecards and Envelopes * Better Times: the indispensable guide to beating hard times * Real Clothes * The Big Book of Babies * The Big Book of Horses * The Big Book of Dogs * The Big Book of Cats Not a complete list.

References

External links

Askart.com entryOfficial WebsiteSuares Books
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