Rube Goldberg
American cartoonist (1883–1970)
Rube Goldberg was born on July 4, 1883 in San Francisco and died on December 7, 1970 in New York City, aged 87. Recorded occupations: comics artist, inventor, journalist, cartoonist, screenwriter and writer. Country of citizenship: United States. Fields of work: caricature. Notable works include “Boob McNutt”, “Rube Goldberg machine” and “Mike and Ike”. Educated at University of California, Berkeley and Lowell High School. Honours include Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, Reuben Award, Will Eisner Hall of Fame and Gold T-Square Award. Member of The Lambs.
- Born
- July 4, 1883 · San Francisco
- Died
- December 7, 1970 · New York City
- Age at death
- 87
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- comics artist, inventor, journalist, cartoonist, screenwriter, writer
- Notable works
- Boob McNutt, Rube Goldberg machine, Mike and Ike
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Lowell High School
- Honours
- Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, Reuben Award, Will Eisner Hall of Fame, Gold T-Square Award
- Wikipedia editions
- 33 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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