Toni Mendez | |
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| Born | November 2, 1908 |
| Died | March 9, 2003 (aged 94) New York City, U.S.[1] |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Literary agent for cartoonists |
| Employer(s) | Tony Mendez, Inc. |
| Known for | helping to form the National Cartoonists Society |
| Spouses | Harry S. Dale
(m. 1958; died 1962)Samuel "Shap" O. Shapiro
(m. 1965; died 1990) |
| Family | Cynthia Weilniece, and Dorthy Mendez sister, Jenn Mann great niece. |
| Awards | Newspaper Feature Council Jester Award, 1972 Ohio State University Distinguished Service Award, 1987 |
Toni Mendez (November 2, 1908 – March 9, 2003) was an American agent for writers and cartoonists handling negotiations, licensing, and syndication/secondary rights agreements.[2] In addition she became secondary rights representative of all properties for the Field Newspaper Syndicate, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and Publishers-Hall Syndicate. Mendez played a key role in the formation of the National Cartoonist Society, and was involved with the now defunct Newspaper Features Council. Among her numerous clients were Milton Caniff, B. Kliban, and Frank Willard. She was involved with negotiating media tie-in deals for television series such as Steve Canyon,[3] Tom Corbett, Space Cadet and All in the Family.[4] Mendez was known for her stylish hats.[1]