Name/Title
New Eyes for the Needy: Thank you postcard, 1958Entry/Object ID
2024.004.048Description
Postally used Thank You postcard, postmarked Short Hills, January 18, 1958 and mailed to Mrs. M.A. Orpin, Marine Dept Home Insurance Company, 39 Maiden Lane, New York, NY. The postcard features a cartoon by Bob Dunn, which has now been trademarked. See 2014.030.002 for example with Dunn's name.
“Inventor of the knock-knock joke,” internationally acclaimed cartoonist, comedian and television personality Bob Dunn was a long-time resident of Millburn-Short Hills. Born and raised in Newark, Dunn honed his art talents at the Art Students League in New York before taking a job as a reporter for William Randolph Hearst’s International News Service, where he interviewed top celebrities of the time including Amelia Earhart, Jack Dempsey, New York Mayor Jimmy Walker.
In 1933, he was offered a position with Milt Gross at King Features Syndicate working on comic strips and gained fame working with Jimmy Hatlo on “Little Iodine” and They’ll do it Every Time” and his own Sunday cartoon “Just the Type.”
Dunn was also the author of 5 books of humor and magic. Dunn became a well-known figure during the early years of television for his starring roles in Face to Face (1946-7) and Quick on the Draw (1950-1952). He was also a founding member of the National Cartoonists Society of America (1947) and recipient of the prestigious “Reuben Award”(1975) for his contribution to the field.Acquisition
Accession
2024.004Source or Donor
Eric HadoAcquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Height
3-1/4 inWidth
5-1/2 in
