Biography
George McManus (January 23, 1884 – October 22, 1954) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Irish immigrant Jiggs and his wife Maggie, the main characters of his syndicated comic strip, Bringing Up Father. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, of Irish parents, McManus had an innate gift for drawing and a sense of humor. He recalled an incident when he was in high school: "My teacher sent home to my parents a picture I had drawn of a classmate named Sweeney. 'This is what your boy has been doing,' the teacher wrote, icily. I laid the note in Pop's lap and headed wearily for the woodshed. But Pop, instead, put on his hat and coat and went to the editor of The Republican. He showed [my drawing of] Sweeney to the editor. Next day I had a job on The Republican at $5 a week—as an errand boy."At The Republican, he created his first comic strip, Alma and Oliver. In 1904, after winning $3000 at the racetrack, he went to New York City and a job with the prestigious New York World, where he worked on several short-lived comic strips, including Snoozer, The Merry Marcelene, Ready Money Ladies, Cheerful Charlie, Nibsby the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland, Panhandle Pete and Let George Do It.
Filmography
all 26
Movies 26
Writer 20
self 6
Screen Snapshots: Famous Cartoonists (1950)
Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950)
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948)
Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)
Bringing Up Father (1946)
Vihtori ja Klaara (1939)
Bringing Up Father (1928)
The Newlyweds' Christmas Party (1927)
Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
He Only Wanted to Play with Dodo (1914)
He Never Objects to Noise (1914)
He Does Not Care to Be Photographed (1914)
He Likes Things Upside Down (1913)
He Loves to Be Amused (1913)
He Poses for His Portrait (1913)
It Is Hard to Please Him But It Is Worth It (1913)
He Was Not Ill, Only Unhappy (1913)
He Slept Well (1913)
He Ruins His Family's Reputation (1913)
He Loves to Watch the Flight of Time (1913)
Poor Little Chap He Was Only Dreaming (1913)
He Wants What He Wants When He Wants It (1913)
Business Must Not Interfere (1913)
When He Wants a Dog, He Wants a Dog (1913)
Little Nemo (1911)
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GenderMale
Birthday1884-01-23
Deathday1954-10-22 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Louis, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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