The Berrys
Encyclopedia
The Berrys was a family comic strip
drawn by Carl Grubert
and distributed by Field Enterprises
.
A 1934 alumnus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, Grubert had a background in Chicago advertising and served in the United States Navy
during World War II
, the period when he created The Berrys.
The Phrase Finder credits The Berrys for an early use during the 1950s of the term "no-brainer":
Grubert died in 1979, five years after the conclusion of his strip.
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
drawn by Carl Grubert
Carl Grubert
Carl Alfred Grubert, Jr. was an American cartoonist who drew the comic strip, The Berrys for more than three decades....
and distributed by Field Enterprises
Field Enterprises
Field Enterprises was a private holding company founded on August 31, 1944, by Marshall Field III and others whose main asset was the Chicago Sun. That same year the company acquired the book publishers Simon & Schuster and Pocket Books....
.
A 1934 alumnus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, Grubert had a background in Chicago advertising and served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the period when he created The Berrys.
Characters and story
During a long run from 1942 to 1974, the strip chronicled the life of the Berry family, which was composed of father Peter, mother Pat, daughter Jill, son Jackie and baby brother, Jimmie. (Although one source gives the mother's name as Hazel rather than Pat, copies of the strip confirm the mother's name as Pat.)The Phrase Finder credits The Berrys for an early use during the 1950s of the term "no-brainer":
- No-brainer is American in origin and first began being used there in the 1950s. The first example that I've found of its use in the "requiring little mental effort" sense is this The Berrys cartoon, by Carl Grubert. It appeared in the Long Beach Independent, December 1959.
Grubert died in 1979, five years after the conclusion of his strip.