Lenn Redman (1912 Chicago –1987 Los Angeles) was an artist, caricaturist, animator, author, poet, illustrator, entertainer,
cartoonist and
civil rights
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activist.
Lenn Redman (also known as Leonard Redman, Len Redman) was born in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. His mother Sarah Brooks-Redman was born in Chicago. His father, Victor Redman migrated fro
Ladyzhinka, Russia His parents owned "Redman's" a clothing store in Chicago. His sister's Ruth Redman-Greenwood and Florence Redman-Green were also artists. His only son Mark, resides in Oakwood, Georgia.
His career spanned more than 50 years.
Books
"How To Draw Caricatures"
series of books that was first published in 1980. The National Conference of Christians and Jews printed and distributed a million copies in commemoration of National Brotherhood Week. The series is a masterpiece in Diversity Awareness/Education.
Cartoonist
* Cartoonist for
Leon Schlesinger Studios where he was an animator for
Porky Pig
* Commercial Art Studio cartooning instructor
*
Chicago Tribune
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where he drew
Mary Worth
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comic strip
Caricaturist
* Caricaturist at the
1933 World's Fair
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* Caricaturist on the '
You Asked For It
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' TV variety show
Animator
* Cartoonist for
Walt Disney Studios where he was an animator for ''
Fantasia'' (Sorcerer's Apprentice)
* Cartoon animator for
Filmation Associates
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* Cartoon animator for
Hanna-Barbera Productions
*
The Archie Show
''The Archie Show'' (also known as ''The Archies)'' is an American musical animated sitcom television series produced by Filmation for CBS. Based on the Archie Comics, created by Bob Montana in 1941, ''The Archie Show'' aired Saturday morning ...
(1968) TV Series (animator)
*
The Adventures of Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder (1969) TV Series (animator)
Archie's Fun House(1970) TV Series (animator) (as Lenn Redman)
Books
* Author of
What Am I? (1980)
* Author o
(1981)
* Author of
How To Draw Caricatures (1984)
References
External links
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1912 births
1984 deaths
American caricaturists
American comics artists
20th-century American novelists
American poets
Walt Disney Animation Studios people
Warner Bros. Cartoons people
Hanna-Barbera people
American animators
American civil rights activists
Jewish American artists
American male novelists
Artists from Chicago
Writers from Chicago
20th-century American male writers
American people of Russian descent
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