Al Smith (cartoonist)

Al Smith
BornAlbert Schmidt
(1902-03-21)March 21, 1902[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 24, 1986(1986-11-24) (aged 84)
Rutland, Vermont[2]
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist
Notable works
Mutt and Jeff (1932–1980)
Al Smith Feature Service
AwardsNational Cartoonists Society Humor Comic Strip Award, 1968
Spouse(s)Erna Anna Strasser (m. May 25, 1921)[3]
Children3[3]

Al Smith (March 21, 1902 – November 24, 1986) was an American cartoonist whose work included a long run on the comic strip Mutt and Jeff. Comics historian R. C. Harvey postulates that Smith's nearly 50-year run on the strip was, at the time of Smith's retirement, a world record for longevity.[3] Smith (and later his family members) also ran a comic strip syndication service — mainly serving weekly newspapers — from the 1950s until the late 1990s.

  1. ^ Smith, Al. Mutt and Jeff sample with short Al Smith biography.
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