Carl E. Schultze
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Carl Edward Schultze was an American newspaper cartoonist best known for his popular Foxy Grandpa
comic strip series. He drew the strip under the pseudonym Bunny, his childhood nickname. The Bunny signature was usually accompanied by a drawing of a rabbit.
Born in Lexington, Kentucky
, Schultze was educated at Lexington and in Cassel
, Germany
. In Ripley, Ohio
, he joined up with a group of traveling actors for a brief period. He sold his first drawing in Chicago for $4 and soon was drawing regularly for the Chicago News during the late 1880s.
, moving to the New York American in 1902. In 1907, he was resting at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia
where he took the mineral baths for rheumatism.
By 1913, Schultze was president of the Bunny Amusement Corporation of New York. At the peak of his fame with Foxy Grandpa, Schultze lived on Park Avenue. The strip disappeared as a regular feature in 1918. In 1919, he traveled about promoting a beverage named Whistle. In 1922, he was leading oceanside physical exercise classes at Miami Beach. Personal problems and debts plagued Schultze through the 1920s. He resurfaced in 1935 illustrating school books, including the popular Julia and the Bear. During the 1930s, he was a WPA worker.
In 1935, when Schultze was dependent on the Emergency Work Relief Bureau for his income, he lived in a furnished room at 351 West 20th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues. From there he moved to 360 West 26th Street, where he died of a heart attack in 1939. Headlines at the time of his death read, "Creator of Foxy Grandpa Is Found Dead, a Pauper". On the wall of his room was a picture of Minnie and Mickey Mouse with the inscription, "For Carl E. Schultze, in admiration. Walt Disney."
His only known relative at the time of his death was his sister, Mrs. C. C. Sandersky, of Nicholsville, Kentucky.
Foxy Grandpa
Foxy Grandpa was a newspaper comic strip featuring an eponymous character, created by cartoonist Carl E. Schultze drawing under the name of “Bunny.”Foxy Grandpa made its first appearance on January 7, 1900...
comic strip series. He drew the strip under the pseudonym Bunny, his childhood nickname. The Bunny signature was usually accompanied by a drawing of a rabbit.
Born in Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
, Schultze was educated at Lexington and in Cassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In Ripley, Ohio
Ripley, Ohio
Ripley is a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River 50 miles southeast of Cincinnati. The population was 1,745 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, he joined up with a group of traveling actors for a brief period. He sold his first drawing in Chicago for $4 and soon was drawing regularly for the Chicago News during the late 1880s.
Foxy Grandpa
His Foxy Grandpa comic strip was first published in January 1900 in the New York HeraldNew York Herald
The New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835, and 1924.-History:The first issue of the paper was published by James Gordon Bennett, Sr., on May 6, 1835. By 1845 it was the most popular and profitable daily newspaper in the UnitedStates...
, moving to the New York American in 1902. In 1907, he was resting at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia
Hot Springs, Virginia
Hot Springs is a census-designated place in Bath County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 738. It is located about 5 miles southwest of Warm Springs on U.S. Route 220. Hot Springs is the site of a number of resorts that make use of the springs.The area is...
where he took the mineral baths for rheumatism.
By 1913, Schultze was president of the Bunny Amusement Corporation of New York. At the peak of his fame with Foxy Grandpa, Schultze lived on Park Avenue. The strip disappeared as a regular feature in 1918. In 1919, he traveled about promoting a beverage named Whistle. In 1922, he was leading oceanside physical exercise classes at Miami Beach. Personal problems and debts plagued Schultze through the 1920s. He resurfaced in 1935 illustrating school books, including the popular Julia and the Bear. During the 1930s, he was a WPA worker.
In 1935, when Schultze was dependent on the Emergency Work Relief Bureau for his income, he lived in a furnished room at 351 West 20th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues. From there he moved to 360 West 26th Street, where he died of a heart attack in 1939. Headlines at the time of his death read, "Creator of Foxy Grandpa Is Found Dead, a Pauper". On the wall of his room was a picture of Minnie and Mickey Mouse with the inscription, "For Carl E. Schultze, in admiration. Walt Disney."
His only known relative at the time of his death was his sister, Mrs. C. C. Sandersky, of Nicholsville, Kentucky.
Books
- Vaudevilles and Other Things (1900)
- The Adventures of Foxy Grandpa (1900)
- The Bunny Book (three volumes)