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1916 - 1995. Known for: Illustrator, western genre.
Gerald McCann (b. 1916 / d. 1995). Gerald "Gerry" Patrick McCann was born in Queens, New York City on June 23, 1916. The McCann family moved to Brooklyn in 1918. McCann graduated from high school in... Read full biography
Gerald McCann (b. 1916 / d. 1995). Gerald "Gerry" Patrick McCann was born in Queens, New York City on June 23, 1916. The McCann family moved to Brooklyn in 1918. McCann graduated from high school in 1934 and moved on to attend Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, studying under Monte Crews, Nick Riley,... Read full biography
Gerald McCann (b. 1916 / d. 1995). Gerald "Gerry" Patrick McCann was born in Queens, New York City on June 23, 1916. The McCann family moved to Brooklyn in 1918. McCann graduated from high school in 1934 and moved on to attend Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, studying under Monte Crews, Nick Riley, John Fleming Gould and H. Winfield. McCann switched areas of focuses between art and engineering. In 1939, for pulp magazines, McCann began drawing pen and ink story illustrations. His work appeared in... Read full biography
Gerald McCann (b. 1916 / d. 1995). Gerald "Gerry" Patrick McCann was born in Queens, New York City on June 23, 1916. The McCann family moved to Brooklyn in 1918. McCann graduated from high school in 1934 and moved on to attend Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, studying under Monte Crews, Nick Riley, John Fleming Gould and H. Winfield. McCann switched areas of focuses between art and engineering. In 1939, for pulp magazines, McCann began drawing pen and ink story illustrations. His work appeared in Ace Sports, Thrilling Sports, Sports Story, Western Story and Wild West Weekly. "". McCann married Nell, a young New York artist, in 1941. Three months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, McCann enlisted in the Army. He attended basic training at Camp... Read full biography
Gerald McCann (b. 1916 / d. 1995). Gerald "Gerry" Patrick McCann was born in Queens, New York City on June 23, 1916. The McCann family moved to Brooklyn in 1918. McCann graduated from high school in 1934 and moved on to attend Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, studying under Monte Crews, Nick Riley, John Fleming Gould and H. Winfield. McCann switched areas of focuses between art and engineering. In 1939, for pulp magazines, McCann began drawing pen and ink story illustrations. His work appeared in Ace Sports, Thrilling Sports, Sports Story, Western Story and Wild West Weekly. "". McCann married Nell, a young New York artist, in 1941. Three months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, McCann enlisted in the Army. He attended basic training at Camp Upton in Yaphank, NY. Living on Long Island, after the war, McCann and his... Read full biography
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Gerald McCann (b. 1916 / d. 1995)
Gerald "Gerry" Patrick McCann was born in Queens, New York City on June 23, 1916.
The McCann family moved to Brooklyn in 1918. McCann graduated from high school in 1934 and moved on to attend Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, studying under Monte Crews, Nick Riley, John Fleming Gould and H. Winfield. McCann switched areas of focuses between art and engineering.
In 1939, for pulp magazines, McCann began drawing pen and ink story illustrations. His work appeared in Ace Sports, Thrilling Sports, Sports Story, Western Story and Wild West Weekly. ""
McCann married Nell, a young New York artist, in 1941.
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