Irving J. Settel was born on November 21, 1916, in Brooklyn, New York. According to the New York, New York Birth Index at Ancestry.com. His parents were Joseph Settel and Dora Rosenberg.
In the 1920 United States Census, Settel (line 21) was the youngest of three brothers. His father was an Englishman and wholesale salesman. The family resided on Young Street in Monticello Village, New York.
The 1925 New York state census recorded Settel (line 3), his parents and brothers in Brooklyn at 24 Crosby Avenue. His father was an insurance salesman.
The Standard Union (Brooklyn, New York), April 25, 1929, said Settel was a new member of its Rainbow Club
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Settel’s address was the same in the 1930 census. He is on line 95.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (New York), January 27, 1930, said Settel attended Public School 76 where he received a service award.
The Daily Eagle, April 1, 1933, said Settel was an assistant editor on the Liberty Bell newspaper of Thomas Jefferson High School. He was also on the Embers yearbook staff. Settel graduated in 1933.
Who’s Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999 said Settel was a writer, artist and letterer in the comic book industry during the 1930s. Apparently Settel was at the Harry “A” Chesler comic book shop when Fred Schwab was there from 1936 to 1938. Settel and Schwab would collaborate twenty years later.
The 1940 census counted Settel (line 1) and his parents at the same address. He had two years of college and was unemployed.
On October 16, 1940, Settel signed his World War II draft card. He was employed at the Gay Apparel Corporation in Manhattan. His description was five feet six inches, 155 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
On August 23, 1941, Settel and Gertrude Schulman obtained, in Brooklyn, marriage license number 18837. They married on September 19, 1941.
Settel enlisted on September 29, 1942. His occupation was advertising agent. His assignment is not known.
Beginning in 1946, Settel was on the faculty of Pace College in New York City.
1966 Legend yearbook
The 1949 Manhattan city directory listed Settel at 523 East 14th Street.
The 1950 census said Settel (line 12), his wife and three-year-old son, Kenneth, were Manhattan residents at 523 East 14th Street. Settel was an advertising manager at a men’s clothing store chain.
In 1951 Settel obtained a B.A. from Brooklyn College. He earned an M.S. at New York University in 1955.
Settel wrote or edited several books including Effective Retail Advertising (1951), Transportation Advertising (1951), Television Advertising and Production Handbook (1953), Top TV Shows of the Year (1955), Best TV Humor of of the Year (1956), Best TV Humor of 1957 (1957), A Pictorial History of Radio (1960), A Pictorial History of Television (with William Laas, 1967), and A Pictorial History of Television, Second Edition (1983).
Fred Schwab illustrated Settel and Bill Adler’s Congratulations, It’s Your Birthday!, Congratulations, You’re Married!, and Congratulations, You’re a Grandparent!, all published by Citadel Press in 1959
The Book Buyer’s Guide, June 1959
When Settel resided in Bayside, he contributed, in 1961, to the neighborhood newspaper, Bayside Times.
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July 6, 1961
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August 10, 1961
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September 14, 1961
The Bayside Times, July 11, 1963, reported his long distance lectures.
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Settel retired to Florida. A directory at Ancestry.com listed his home in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Settel passed away on February 19, 2002, in Canton, Massachusetts, according to the Massachusetts Death Index at Ancestry.com. His wife passed away on March 21, 2013 in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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