Martin Branner, the New York born creator of the long-running cartoon, "Winnie Winkle," set his cap for a career in art early in his life. Branner applied for a job in the art department of the New... Read full biography
Martin Branner, the New York born creator of the long-running cartoon, "Winnie Winkle," set his cap for a career in art early in his life. Branner applied for a job in the art department of the New York World while he was still in high school. Although he was turned down for that initial job, he... Read full biography
Martin Branner, the New York born creator of the long-running cartoon, "Winnie Winkle," set his cap for a career in art early in his life. Branner applied for a job in the art department of the New York World while he was still in high school. Although he was turned down for that initial job, he continued to do free-lance advertising art for nearly a decade before becoming established as a strip-cartoonist. At 18, he saw no way to support himself with his pencil, and his career took a sharp and... Read full biography
Martin Branner, the New York born creator of the long-running cartoon, "Winnie Winkle," set his cap for a career in art early in his life. Branner applied for a job in the art department of the New York World while he was still in high school. Although he was turned down for that initial job, he continued to do free-lance advertising art for nearly a decade before becoming established as a strip-cartoonist. At 18, he saw no way to support himself with his pencil, and his career took a sharp and romantic turn when he eloped with then fifteen-year old Edith Fabrini, and the two formed a vaudeville act. As Martin and Fabrini, the duo, danced their way to considerable success, Branner supplemented his income by drawing occasional ads for... Read full biography
Martin Branner, the New York born creator of the long-running cartoon, "Winnie Winkle," set his cap for a career in art early in his life. Branner applied for a job in the art department of the New York World while he was still in high school. Although he was turned down for that initial job, he continued to do free-lance advertising art for nearly a decade before becoming established as a strip-cartoonist. At 18, he saw no way to support himself with his pencil, and his career took a sharp and romantic turn when he eloped with then fifteen-year old Edith Fabrini, and the two formed a vaudeville act. As Martin and Fabrini, the duo, danced their way to considerable success, Branner supplemented his income by drawing occasional ads for Variety and for fellow-vaudevillian and later radio star, Fred Allen. The Martin and Fabrini Continental Dance Act played the Palace, and ha... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (9)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
100 Years of American Newspaper Comics An Illustrated Encyclopedia
1996
Horn, Maurice (editor)
414 pages (color)
The Encyclopedia of American Comics From 1897 to the Present
1990
Goulart, Ron (Editor)
408 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Classic Comics & Their Creators Life Stories of American Cartoonists
1973
Sheridan, Martin
304 pages
Comic Art in America
1959
Becker, Stephen
387 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index