Harry Hershfield

Harry Hershfield
December 1, 1951
Hershfield comic art from "Mike" movie ad in The Film Daily, 1926
Signed drawing of Harry Hershfield by Manuel Rosenberg 1926

Harry Hershfield (October 13, 1885 – December 15, 1974) was an American cartoonist, humor writer and radio personality.[1] He was known as "the Jewish Will Rogers". Hershfield also was a columnist for the New York Daily Mirror. His books include Laugh Louder, Live Longer and Now I'll Tell One. As a comics artist he is best remembered for his newspaper comic Abie the Agent.[2]

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