January 14, 2006
Eldon Dedini, 1921-2006
Eldon Dedini, a cartoonist who thrived in not one but several of the great gag cartoon markets of the 20th Century, passed away at home in Carmel, California on Thursday from esophageal cancer. He was 84 years old.
According to the New York Times, Dedini published approximately 1200 cartoons for
Playboy and 630 for the
New Yorker. He worked for the
New Yorker for several years starting in 1950 before adding
Playboy as a client. Taking on both clients meant preparing a combined 50 preliminary cartoons every three weeks.
Beyond his signature watercolor work, he may be best known for his satyr cartoons in
Playboy, a signature visual for the magazine as it blossomed into a media empire.
Other positions for Dedini in his long career included book illustration, a stint as an artist at Universal and then Disney, high-profile advertising and poster work, and a long run at
Esquire starting in the 1940s.
As Mark Evanier recalls, Dedini won multiple Reuben division awards.
Fantagraphics Books will publish
An Orgy of Playboy's Dedini this Spring. A
show featuring Dedini's work will close this Friday in Salinas.
Here's a local obituary with some insight into his personality, and
a selection of Dedini cartoons that comes up at the
New Yorker store.
posted 8:04 am PST |
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