Background
Marcus, Jerry was born on June 27, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Clara and Julius Marcus.
Marcus, Jerry was born on June 27, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Clara and Julius Marcus.
Student, Cartoonist and Illustrators School, 1947.
A high school drop-out, Marcus was rejected by the Navy during World World War II as underweight, so in 1943, he signed on with the Merchant Marine, shipping out on aviation fuel tankers in the North Atlantic. After gaining the required weight, he joined the Navy and was assigned to the Seabees in the Philippines. After his 1946 discharge, he attended New York"s Cartoonists and Illustrators School.
As a freelancer, he was published in The New Yorker, Look, The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies" Home Journal and other leading magazines.
When he launched in 1963, it was distributed to more than 75 newspapers by King Features Syndicate. Marcus was 81 when he died in 2005 after a long illness.
With United States Navy, PTO. Member S.A.G.
Children: Gary, Julie Anna, Jeremia Yaél, Julius.