Monday, January 13, 2025
Monday, January 6, 2025
Comics: Ray Burzon, Letterer
Raymond William “Ray” Burzon was born on December 6, 1932, in the Bronx, New York, according to the New York, New York Birth Index, at Ancestry.com, and his obituary. His parents were William, of Germany, and Marie, of Luxembourg.
The 1940 U.S. Census said Burzon lived with his parents and an aunt in the Bronx at 2558 Creston Avenue. His parents were self-employed bakers.
The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina), November 21, 2016, said “At age 16, Ray joined the Squire youth group and advanced to 4th degree as member of the Knights of Columbus in St. Andrews Parish …”
In the 1950 census, the Burzons were at the same address.
Burzon studied advertising design at the School of Industrial Art in Manhattan. He graduated in 1951.
The Palette yearbook. The middle initial is incorrect.
The Sun News said Burzon
served in the Korean War as a corporal in the U.S. Army. After the Army, he became a commercial artist and was an art director for J. Walter Thompson in Manhattan, NY, working on Pan American Airlines, Ford and Proctor and Gamble accounts. Later he went on to Ayers advertising …
Burzon’s marriage was reported in the Hackensack Record (New Jersey) on October 14, 1957.
Eleanore Kohler, Raymond BurzonPalisades Park—Miss Eleanore Marie Kohler, daughter of Mrs. Marie Kohler of 30 Henry Avenue and the late Mr. Kohler, was married to Raymond Burzon, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Burzon of the Bronx, at 4:30 P. M. Saturday at St. Michael’s R. C. Church.Given in marriage by her god father, James Lamb, the bride wore French lace.Miss Joshine Lamb of Palisades Park was maid of honor, Miss Erna Marquardt of Rochelle Park and Mrs. Raymond Huber of Greenwood Lake were bridesmaids.Best man was William Keppler and ushers were Bruce Keppler and Fred Darmstadt, all of the Bronx.After a reception at Sauter’s in Fairview the couple left for Daytona Beach, Fla. They will reside in Ridgefield.Mrs. Burzon studied at Leonia High School and is a telephone operator. Her husband, a graduate of Industrial Art High School and an Army veteran, is a commercial artist.
Burzon’s comic book lettering began with Charlton as early as 1958. In Alter Ego #107, February 2012, Jim Amash interviewed Tony Tallarico.
Amash: So you were lettering your own stuff.Tallarico: Most of the time, except I had a friend of mine, Ray Burzon, who was an art director at J. Walter Thompson. He lettered a lot of my stuff.
The interview continued in Alter Ego #108, April 2012.
Amash: From 1968 to ’75, you’re listed as lettering for them [Charlton].Tallarico: No, that was my friend, Ray Burzon. I might have lettered a story that I was working on if the deadline was tight and I didn’t have time to give it to Ray. But that didn’t happen very often.
The interview continued in Alter Ego #109, May 2012.
Amash: And were they paying thirty-five a page, too?Tallarico: Yes, no lettering. With lettering, it was $37.50, so I had D.J. [Arneson] contact Ray Burzon, and Ray worked directly for him.JA: Did you have to turn in the pencils first?Tallarico: No, I did pencils, got them to Ray to letter, who would get them back to me; then I would ink the job and bring it in. …
At some point, Burzon moved to Pearl River, New York, where he was involved with scouting. The Journal-News (Nyack, New York), October 28, 1970, said
... Frank McCoy has been named as the new committee chairman for Cub Scout Pack 34 sponsored by St. Margaret’s Church, Pearl River. He succeeds Connie DeFelice who held the position for three years.Returning pack leaders and committee members include Walter Kelly, cubmaster; Peter Siano, assistant cubmaster; Larry McKeamey, Webelos leader; Ray Burzon, advancement; Tom Crean; activities; John Rooney, transportation; Art Maggio, fund raiser; and Bob Roman, publicity.
The Sun News said “Ray was a very involved Scout Master for 5 years in St. Margaret’s Parish in Pearl River, N.Y.”
In 1990 Burzon retired with his wife to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. His hobbies included oil painting, gardening, swimming and reading.
Burzon passed away on November 18, 2016, in Myrtle Beach.
Related Posts
A. Machine and Royal Cartoon, Mario Acquaviva, Gerald Altman, Gene Barnett, Vivian Berg, Daniel Bhang, Ray Burley, Ray Burzon,
Gerda Gattel, Louis L. Goldklang, Angelo Grasso, Anita Greene, Al Grenet, Ed Hamilton, Ray Holloway, IBM Directory, Alex Jay, Albert and Charlotte Jetter,
Abe Kanegson, George Kapitan, Anna Kaufman, Gary Keller, Nadine French King, Ralph Komisarow, Grace Kremer, Morrie Kuramoto, Al Kurzrok,
Georgette Sauterel, Ira Schnapp, Irving Settel, Rome Siemon, Artie Simek, Lora Sprang aka Pat Gordon, Herman Stackel, Stan Starkman, Daisy Swayze, Zoltan and Terry Szenics,
(Next post on Monday: Hotel Canada, Vancouver, Canada)
Monday, December 30, 2024
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Monday, December 23, 2024
Comics: British Photo-Comic, 1893
Apparently a one-off photo-comic page in the magazine, The Idler, January 1893.
“Reading of the Great Divorce Case” with Albert Chevalier and Fred Cape.
(Next post on Wednesday: Christmas, 1921)
Monday, December 16, 2024
Comics: George Tilton and Jeanne Alippe, Husband and Wife Writers and Editors
George Henry Tilton III was born on April 8, 1922, in Manhattan, New York, New York, according to the New York, New York Birth Index at Ancestry.com. His parents were George Henry Tilton II and Theodora P. Tiffany.
The 1930 United States Census said Tilton was the oldest of three siblings. The family of five were Manhattan residents at 1105 Park Avenue. Tilton’s father was a real estate agent.
In the 1940 census, the Tiltons lived in Palm Beach, Florida at 313 Chileau Avenue. In 1935 they were residing in Littleton, New Hampshire.
Tilton’s obituary in The Advocate (Stamford, Connecticut), June 15, 2005, said
Mr. Tilton was a 1940 graduate of St. George’s School in Newport, Rhode Island, and 1944 graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He served in the United States Navy during WWII as an engineering officer and was stationed in the South Pacific. He attained the rank of lieutenant and remained in the naval reserve until 1954.
On August 24, 1948, Tilton and Jeanne Therese Alippe obtained a Manhattan marriage license. Their upcoming marriage was reported in the Asbury Park Press (New Jersey), September 10, 1948.
Former Belford Girl to MarryNew York.—The marriage of Miss Jeanne Therese Alippe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Alippe, former Belford, N. J. residents, now of New York, to George Henry Tilton 3d, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Tilton, jr., Littleton, N. H., will take place in New York tomorrow.The ceremony will be performed in the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity by the Rev. Charles V. Foelsch, a reception will follow at the Hotel New Weston.The bride, attended by her sister, Mrs. Herbert L. Boettcher, will be gowned in ice blue satin with matching headress and navy blue accessories. She will carry an old-fashioned bouquet.John Tilton will serve as best man for his brother, whose ushers are to be Joseph Daffron and Douglas J. Alippe.The bride attended Columbia university. Mr. Tilton, an alumnus of Dartmouth college, is a staff writer with Fiction House, inc.After a trip to Atlantic City, the couple will live in New York.
Jeanne Therese Alippe was born on September 17, 1924, in Silverlake, New Jersey, according to her Social Security application.
The 1930 census recorded Alippe as the second of three children born to Philip Alippi and Marie Antoinette Nollet. They were Manhattan, New York City residents at 75 Old Broadway. Her father was a perfume salesman.
In the 1940 census, the Alippi family lived at 140 West 62nd Street in Manhattan.
Alippe’s Social Security application had the spelling of her surname as Alippi in July 1941. Two years later the spelling changed to Alippe. Who’s Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999, Grand Comics Database and Women in Comics Wiki have her name as Jean Alipe.
According to the 1950 census, Tilton and Alippe made their home at 155 East 47th Street in Manhattan. His occupation was listed as other. She was a managing editor at a magazine publisher.
Alippe was mentioned in Women and the Comics (1985). After comics, Alippe was the editor of Medical Marketing & Media.
In 1969, Dartmouth College published Class of 1944 Twenty-Five Years Later 1944–1969 which included photographs of Tilton in 1944 and 1969.
The Advocate said
... Mr. Tilton was a member of ASCAP and wrote several popular songs in the 1940s, including Seven Come Heaven, There’s Something in My Eye and Nine Loves. He was also a staff writer for Fiction House in New York at that time and worked on the popular adventure comics, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and The Tiger Woman, as well as other pulp fiction. He joined Fawcett Publications in 1950 and worked there until 1970 as Managing Editor. George and Jeanne moved to Stamford, Connecticut in 1954 and lived there until 1999. ...
Tilton and Alippe retired to Alexandria, Virginia where she passed away on December 15, 2002. (Another obituary for Alippe is here.) Tilton passed away on March 18, 2005. (Another obituary appeared in Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, November/December 2005.) They were laid to rest at Glenwood Cemetery.
Women in Comics Posts
Jeanne Alippe, Ruth Atkinson, Olive Bailey, Valerie Barclay, Vivian Berg, Helen Chu aka Duffy Mohler, Ellen Cole, Corinne Boyd Dillon, Anahid Dinkjian,
Barbara Clark Fogel, Evelyn Gaines aka Lynn Lovelace, Merna Gamble, Gerda Gattel, Selma Meyers Gleit, Jane Krom Grammer, Anita Greene,
Georgette Sauterel, Marie Severin, Marcia Snyder, Lora Sprang aka Pat Gordon, Serena Summerfield, Daisy Swayze, Terry Szenics, Claire Szep,
(Next post on Monday: British Photo-Comic, 1893)
Monday, December 9, 2024
Street Scene: Storm Drain Cover
• H A W A I I •
Maui
Related Posts
Manhole Covers, Beijing, China(Next post on Monday: George Tilton and Jeanne
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)