Background
He was born on October 6, 1874 in Missouri to Charles Edward Goodnow (1842–1916).
He was born on October 6, 1874 in Missouri to Charles Edward Goodnow (1842–1916).
He operated an art school for illustrators. One of his earliest jobs was working at the Laning Printing Company. By 1910 he was living in Euclid, Ohio.
In 1914 he wrote Inside Facts about the Earnings, Methods and Requirements of the Newspaper Artist and Advertisement Illustrator: Hints and Helps for the Student of Practical Drawing.
By 1918 he was living in Dayton, Kentucky but still working for the Cincinnati Times Star in Cincinnati, Ohio. He died on January 3, 1949 in Bethel, Ohio.