| Born: | 1865 |
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| Death: | 1948 |
| Nationality: | USA |
Occupation - Title Carl Thomas Anderson was an American animator and cartoonist. Biography Anderson was one of the cartoonists and comic strip artist who also worked in the animation industry. Anderson began his career as a cartoonist for the Philadelphia Times drawing fashion illustrations in 1894. Throughout his career, Anderson worked for the New York World, where he published a comic strip titled The Filipino and the Chick, the New York Journal, where he published his comic strip series, Raffles and Bunny, and the McClure Syndicate, which presented his Herr Spiegelberger, the Amateur Cracksman in 1903. Anderson was also making cartoons for Puck, Life and Judge. In the mid 1910s, Anderson turned his attention to animation, and for two years directed and animated the Police Dog series (1914-1916) for Bray Studios. After taking a brake from working as a cartoonist and comic strip artist, Anderson returned with a new series, Henry, in 1932, which was first published in Saturday Evening Post. The series became so popular that from 1934 it was published daily in many of King Features Syndicate's newspapers. Anderson retired in 1942. That same year, he published a book, How to Draw Cartoons Successfully. Family/Early Life Education/Training Career Outline Style Influences Personality Anecdotes Honors Filmography Miscellaneous