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Charles Addams

American cartoonist (1912–1988)
Person Human Q361106

Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
January 7, 1912
Date of death
September 29, 1988
Place of birth
Westfield
Place of death
St. Clare's Hospital
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
illustrator, painter, writer, draftsperson, screenwriter, comics artist, animator, graphic artist, caricaturist[15][16][17][18]
Field of work
cartoonist[19]
Educated at
University of Pennsylvania, Colgate University, Grand Central School of Art, Westfield High School[20][21][22][23]
Award received
Edgar Awards, Will Eisner Hall of Fame, Hugo Award for Best Related Work, New Jersey Hall of Fame[25][26][27][28]
Notable work
The Addams Family[24]
Father
Charles Huy Addams[10]
Mother
Grace Spear[11]
Spouse
Barbara Jean Day[12]
Official website
charlesaddams.com[34]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[37]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
Birth name
Charles Samuel Addams[38]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files[36]
End of work period
1988[41]
Family name
Addams[31]
Show all 31 facts +7
Given name
Charles, Samuel[32][33]
Has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art
Manner of death
natural causes[35]
Name in native language
Charles Samuel Addams[39]
Native language
American English[14]
Start of work period
1930[40]
Writing language
American English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 96
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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AdoroCinema person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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American Film Institute person ID
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American National Biography ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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Artists of the World ID
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Artnet artist ID
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Artsy artist ID
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AskArt person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BD Gest' author ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bridgeman artist ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CINE21 person ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Comic Vine ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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De Agostini ID
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Decine21 person ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Eiga.com person ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
15919
Film.ru person ID
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FilmAffinity person or company ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GCD creator ID
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Genealogics.org person ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
52274
Google Doodle
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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HAND ID
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Harper's tag
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IMDb ID
nm0011623
ISFDB author ID
7218
IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
484646
Invaluable.com person ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
PE00629974
Kinobox person ID
53257
Lambiek Comiclopedia artist ID
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Lex ID
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MYmovies person ID
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Media Arts Database ID
C63181
Met Constituent ID
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NNDB people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
000068890
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810596350505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nederlands Film Festival person ID
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NooSFere author ID
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Open Library ID
OL891204A
Persée author ID
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Plex person key
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Prabook ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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RKDartists ID
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Rodovid ID
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SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
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TMDB person ID
69660
TV Maze person ID
320988
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
500074368
WeRelate person ID
Charles_Addams_(3)
WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/4f169dd6-ee0e-4b29-9a67-9355dc1953af
ČSFD person ID
912228

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🔗 Connections
← Creator 10
The Addams Family, Wednesday Addams, Morticia Addams, Gomez Addams, Pugsley Addams, Thing, Uncle Fester, Grandmama +2 more
Occupation 7
writer, painter, screenwriter, animator, illustrator, draftsperson, comics artist
Award received 3
Edgar Awards, Hugo Award for Best Related Work, New Jersey Hall of Fame
Educated at 2
University of Pennsylvania, Colgate University
Given name 2
Samuel, Charles
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Addams
Field of work 1
cartoonist
Films written 1
Halloween with the New Addams Family
Has works in the collection 1
Museum of Modern Art
Influenced 1
Gahan Wilson
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
The Addams Family
Native language 1
American English
Notable work 1
The Addams Family
Place of birth 1
Westfield
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
American English
← After a work by 1
Wednesday
← Illustrator 1
The Addams Family
← Winner 1
Hugo Award for Best Related Work
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Charles Addams was born January 7, 1912, in Westfield.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] He held United States citizenship.[16] His father was Charles Huy Addams, and his mother was Grace Spear.[17][17]

He was educated at Westfield High School, the University of Pennsylvania, Colgate University, and the Grand Central School of Art. His field was cartoonist. His occupations included illustrator, painter, writer, draftsperson, screenwriter, and comics artist.

He received the Edgar Awards, was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame, received the Hugo Award for Best Related Work, and was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.[18][19] He died September 29, 1988, at St. Clare's Hospital.[3][20][4][5][7][9][10][13][15].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Charles Addams include The Addams Family[42].

Why It Matters

Charles Addams has been cited as an influence by Gahan Wilson[43], a cartoonist[44], 1930–2019[45], of United States[46], awarded the Inkpot Award[47], specialised in cartoonist[48].

Entities named for him include The Addams Family[42].

FAQs

Where was Charles Addams born?

Charles Addams's place of birth was Westfield[2].

Where did Charles Addams die?

Charles Addams passed away in St. Clare's Hospital[4].

Who were Charles Addams's parents?

Charles Addams's father was Charles Huy Addams[10]. Charles Addams's mother was Grace Spear[11].

Who was Charles Addams married to?

Charles Addams's spouses include Barbara Jean Day[12].

What did Charles Addams do for work?

Charles Addams worked as an illustrator[5], painter[6], writer[7], draftsperson[8], and screenwriter[9].

Where did Charles Addams go to school?

Charles Addams was educated at University of Pennsylvania[20], Colgate University[21], Grand Central School of Art[22], and Westfield High School[23].

What awards did Charles Addams receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards[25], Will Eisner Hall of Fame[26], Hugo Award for Best Related Work[27], and New Jersey Hall of Fame[28].

Who did Charles Addams influence?

Charles Addams has been cited as an influence by Gahan Wilson[43].

Related Entities

Museum of Modern Art United States Wednesday

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  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
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  7. [13] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . comic-con.org. Retrieved . comic-con.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . njhalloffame.org. njhalloffame.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . bedetheque.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . bedetheque.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . cartoons.osu.edu. cartoons.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Notable work → The Addams Family
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