Al Scaduto

Alvaro Scaduto (July 12, 1928 – December 8, 2007), better known as Al Scaduto, was a cartoonist noted for his 61-year span of work for King Features Syndicate on the classic strips, '' They'll Do It Every Time'' and '' Little Iodine'', which Jimmy Hatlo created.

Born in the Bronx, Scaduto attended high school at the School of Industrial Art, where he focused on cartooning and won several awards. He also studied at the Art Students League. After graduating from the School of Industrial Art in 1946, he joined the art department at King Features, and two years later, he teamed with cartoonist Bob Dunn on ''They'll Do It Every Time''.

Over a 14-year period, Scaduto drew both the ''Little Iodine'' newspaper strip and comic books. The character appeared in a series of 56 Dell Comics published between 1949 and 1962. Scaduto continued to work with Dunn after Hatlo's death in 1963.

Hatlo to Dunn to Scaduto

After Dunn's death in 1989, Scaduto took over ''They'll Do It Every Time'', doing the writing and art for both the daily and the Sunday strip. He continued on the feature into his seventies, commenting, "What I like most about being a cartoonist is starting with a fresh piece of paper and ending up with an idea. You're the writer, the actor and the director. I never thought about retiring. I enjoy what I do." He often listened to opera while he worked. Rather than hire a new cartoonist after Scaduto's death, King Features chose to cancel ''They'll Do It Every Time'', and the last strip was published February 2, 2008.

In addition to illustrating for magazines, ads and children's books, Scaduto designed greeting cards, games, toys and packaging.

Awards

In 1979, Scaduto and Dunn received the National Cartoonists Society's Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award. In 1991, Scaduto was again honored with the same award.

Personal life

For his NCS profile, written in 2003, Scaduto described his personal life: "Married 50 years to Joyce Lawrence. Currently keeping company with fiancee Claire Adelman. Two daughters Deby and Patricia. Grandkids—Allison, Atticus & Lazarus." After the death of his wife in 2000, Scaduto moved to Milford, Connecticut, to live with his youngest daughter, Patricia Violette.

Death

Scaduto died December 8, 2007, in Sleepy Hollow, New York, following a short-term illness."Al Scaduto, Comic Strip Artist, Dead At 79"

References

External links

The Comics Curmudgeon lengthy discussion of Al ScadutoObituary

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2007 deaths
1928 births
American comic strip cartoonists
Artists from the Bronx
High School of Art and Design alumni