Lenn Redman (1912 Chicago –1987 Los Angeles) was an artist, caricaturist, animator, author, poet, illustrator, entertainer, cartoonist and

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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 , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

. 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 The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television a ...

where he drew

Mary Worth ''Mary Worth'' is an American newspaper comic strip that has had an eight-decade run from 1938. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, this soap opera-style strip influenced several that followed. It was created by writer Allen Saunders and ar ...

comic strip

Caricaturist

* Caricaturist at the

1933 World's Fair A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. The fair, registered under the Bureau International des Expositio ...

* Caricaturist on the '

You Asked For It ''You Asked for It'' is a human interest television show created and hosted by Art Baker. Initially titled ''The Art Baker Show'', the program originally aired on American television between 1950 and 1959. Later versions of the series were see ...

' TV variety show

Animator

* Cartoonist for Walt Disney Studios where he was an animator for '' Fantasia'' (Sorcerer's Apprentice) * Cartoon animator for

Filmation Associates Filmation Associates was an American production company that produced animation and live-action programming for television from 1963 until 1989. Located in Reseda, California, the animation studio was founded in 1962. Filmation's founders and p ...

* 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

* 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 {{US-animator-stub