Fred McCarthy (cartoonist)
Frederick F. "Fred" McCarthy (1918–2009) was an American cartoonist, creator of the popular Brother Juniper single-panel comic strip.
McCarthy grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and drew cartoons from an early age, some of which he submitted (without success) to the New Yorker.[1] He attended Boston College, but, feeling called to religious service, transferred to St. Bonaventure College in Buffalo.[1] McCarthy began drawing a cartoon monk while a student there, at first for his own amusement, and then for posters and flyers.[2]
He named the short, freckled, and ever-cheerful (if sometimes naive) character "Brother Juniper" in 1942,[3] after the historical Saint Juniper, a companion of Saint Francis. McCarthy later served as art director of Friar, a national Franciscan magazine, and this led to the Brother Juniper character coming to the attention of Publisher's Syndicate, a distributor of comic strips.
The Brother Juniper strip was published from 1958 until 1989.[3] Running in over 100 American newspapers as well as overseas,[3] Brother Juniper was the only religious-themed comic ever syndicated in daily newspapers internationally[4]
McCarthy, a Secular Franciscan from 1938, was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1945 but left the priesthood in the early 1960s.[4] He taught at a number of colleges and universities.[1]
McCarthy died on October 26, 2009[5] in Delray Beach, Florida,[4] survived by his wife Lilly.[6]
Publications
- McCarthy, Fred. Brother Juniper. (1957). Garden City:Hanover House.
- McCarthy, Fred. Brother Juniper Strikes Again. (1959). Garden City:Hanover House.
- McCarthy, Fred. Brother Juniper at Work and Play. (1960). Garden City:Hanover House.
- McCarthy, Fred. More Brother Juniper. (1960). New York:Pocket Books.
- McCarthy, Fred. Inside Brother Juniper. (1963). New York:Pocket Books.
- McCarthy, Fred. Well Done, Brother Juniper. (1963). Garden City:Doubleday.
- McCarthy, Fred. The Whimsical World of Brother Juniper. (1963). New York:Pocket Books.
- McCarthy, Fred. The Ecumenical Brother Juniper. (1965). Garden City:Doubleday.
External links
References
- ^ a b c "A little about Fred McCarthy". The Brother Juniper Collection at St. Bonaventure University. http://web.sbu.edu/friedsam/archives/Juniper/books.htm#A%20little%20about%20Fred%20McCarthy. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "Brother Juniper". St. Anthony of Padua Fraternity. http://www.stanthonysfo.com/brotherjuniper.htm. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ a b c "About the Brother Juniper Collection at St. Bonaventure University". The Brother Juniper Collection at St. Bonaventure University. http://web.sbu.edu/friedsam/archives/Juniper/juniper_index.htm. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ a b c Roy Gasnick (November 11, 2009). "Remembering ‘Brother Juniper’ Cartoonist". HNP Today. Franciscan Friars Holy Name Province. http://www.hnp.org/publications/hnp_today_view.cfm?iid=136&aid=2809. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "Obituary/Area Death & Guest Book Preview for Frederick F. McCarthy". Palm Beach Post Obituaries. October 27, 2009. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/palmbeachpost/obituary-preview.aspx?n=frederick-f-mccarthy&pid=135061212&referrer=1017. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ Emeric Szlezak, Tom Murphy, Pamela Nagle, Roy Gasnick, St. Anthony of Padua Fraternity (Winter 2009). "Tributes to Fred McCarthy". Secular Franciscan Order, Five Franciscan Martyrs Region, newsletter. http://franciscan-sfo.org/FFMR/Five%20Franciscan%20Winter%2009.pdf. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
| Persondata |
| Name |
Maccarthy, Fred |
| Alternative names |
Maccarthy, Frederick F. |
| Short description |
American cartoonist and comics artist |
| Date of birth |
1918 |
| Place of birth |
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Date of death |
2009 |
| Place of death |
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