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1919 ENGLAND CASTLE MEDIEVAL KNIGHT CHARLES H FORBELL CARTOON COMIC ART FC3772*

DATE OF THIS ** ORIGINAL ** ITEM: 1919

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Charles Henry Forbell was an early American cartoonist and advertising artist. He is best known for 'Naughty Pete' (1913), a short-lived comic strip notable for its inventive coloring and lay-outs. Forbell additionally designed advertisements for Mr. Peanut and Campbell Soup, including the soup label's mascots Happy and Peawee.
Charles Henry Forbell was born in 1884 in Brooklyn, New York, and attended the Pratt Institute, before joining the art staff of the New York World, one of the papers owned by Joseph Pulitzer. Around 1910, he began contributing cartoons to magazines like Life and Judge, doing cartoon series like 'In Ye Goode Old Days' (in Life), 'In Ancient Times' and 'Ancient Sources of Modern Inventions' (both in Judge) throughout the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. Forbell created a couple of short-lived comic features, such as 'Inquisitive Willie' (11 September 1911 until 7 January 1912), 'Oh! Why Did I Do It? (29 December 1911 until 9 July 1912) and 'Tomorrow' (18 September 1911 until 22 January 1912) for Associated Newspapers.
His most notable work in this new medium was however 'Naughty Pete', which ran in the New York Herald from 10 August until 7 December 1913. Although consisting of only 18 Sunday episodes, this feature is considered Forbell's masterpiece because of its original coloring and inventive panel lay-outs. The complete run of the comic was featured in the compendium 'Forgotten Fantasy - Sunday Comics 1900-1915', which was edited by Peter Maresca for Sunday Press Books in 2011.
Among Forbell's later comic strips are features starring so-called flapper girls. These were 'Soosie the Shopper', which he made with a certain Floherty for United Publishers Corporation News Service from 6 April until 17 October 1925. By 1929, he returned to the newspapers with 'Cuddles, An American Flapper At King Arthur's Court' through Kay Features (1929) and Bell Syndicate (1929-1933). Apart from doing newspaper comics, Charles Forbell did much commercial work.
One of his most prominent productions was 'Mr Peanut', the Planters Peanut Symbol which is known around the world. Although he did not create the peanut man with hat and monocle, Forbell was asked to do the designs for the advertisements. For a pea soup company, he designed two little elves, called Happy and Peawee, who are shown cutting a pea in half to make the famous soup. These figures were displayed in all restaurants owned by the company. For many years he was cartoonist for the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company of Hartford, Connecticut, and contributed drawings to the advertisements sent out by the Central Savings Bank of New York.
A few months prior to his death in 1946, Forbell suffered a stroke, which left him without the use of his right hand. His comics were an influence on Peter & Maria Hoey.

Charles Henry Forbell was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 11, 1885, according to his World War II draft card. In the 1900 U.S. Federal Census, he was the oldest of four children born to Charles and Margaret. He lived in Brooklyn at 408 Warwick Street. His father was a letter carrier. The 1930 census said he married at age 24, which would have been from late 1909 to early 1910.

In the 1910 census (enumerated in late April) he and Elsie lived in Queens, New York at 129 Napier Avenue. (Today the street name is either 108 or 109 Avenue in the Richmond Hill area.) He was an advertising artist. Photos of him can be viewed here. AskArt.com said, "…Charles Forbell created the comic 'Naughty Pete', which appeared in magazine Judge from 1910 until the late 1930s. Apart from doing newspaper comics, Charles Forbell did much commercial work. One of his most prominent productions was 'Mr. Peanut', the Planters Peanut Symbol that is familiar around the world (although he did not create it, he was asked to do the design on it)…."

Forbell and his wife had a six-year-old son as recorded in the 1920 census. They resided in Queens at "First Street (214 Street)." His occupation was artist. In this decade he produced strips such as Soosie the Shopper and Cuddles. Ten years later the family lived at 218 Park Lane in Queens (the Douglaston and Little Neck area). He was a magazine artist and cartoonist.

He signed his World War II draft card on April 27, 1942. His home was in Bayside, Queens at 42-01 220 Place. He was self-employed, with an office at 274 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. His description was 5 feet, 8 inches, 143 pounds, brown eyes and gray hair. Forbell passed away at home on April 15, 1946. The Brooklyn Eagle reported his death the next day.

Charles Forbell, Noted Cartoonist

Charles H. Forbell, 60, cartoonist who began his art career as a staff artist on the old New York World after he was graduated from Pratt Institute, died yesterday at his home, 42-01 220th Place, Bayside, after a short illness. For the last 30 years he was cartoonist for the Rogers Peet Company, his sprightly sketches heading the newspaper advertisements of that concern.

Years ago, in the old Life Magazine, he had a series of cartoons entitled, "In Ye Goode Old Days." The cartoons were a medieval satire of the doings of knights in armor. This same idea was continued by Judge in full page style under the caption, "In Ancient Times." He also had a series of cartoons in Judge called "Ancient Sources of Modern Inventions."

For many years he was cartoonist for the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company of Hartford, Conn., and contributed drawings to the advertising sent out by the Central Savings Bank of New York.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elsie Knapp Forbell; a son, Richard C.; his father, Charles Forbell of Brooklyn, and three sisters, Mrs. Wilson A. Higgins, Mrs. Maude Raymonde and Mrs. William Lyons.

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