Syd hoff biography
Syd Hoff (September 4, – May 12, ) was an American cartoonist and children's book author, best known for his classic early reader Danny and the..
Syd Hoff
American cartoonist and children's author
Syd Hoff (September 4, 1912 – May 12, 2004) was an American cartoonist and children's book author, best known for his classic early reader Danny and the Dinosaur.
His cartoons appeared in a multitude of genres, including advertising commissions for such companies as Eveready Batteries, Jell-O, OK Used Cars, S.O.S Pads, Rambler, Ralston Cereal, and more.[3]
Biography
Hoff was born in Bronx, New York.
Syd Hoff was an American cartoonist and children's book author, best known for his classic early reader Danny and the Dinosaur.
While he was still at high school, Milt Gross, a popular 1930s cartoonist, told him at an assembly, "Kid, someday you'll be a great cartoonist!"[4] At 16, he enrolled at the National Academy of Design in New York City.
At 18, he sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker, and eventually sold a total of 571 of them to the publication from 1931 to 1975. Hoff became known for his cartoons in The New Yorker depicting tenements and lower-middle class life in the city.[5][6]
His cart