Howie Schneider

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name = Howie Schneider


birthdate = birth date|1930|4|24|mf=y
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deathdate = death date and age|2007|6|28|1930|4|24|mf=y
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occupation = cartoonist, writer, illustrator, sculptor
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notableworks = "Eek & Meek"
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Howard "Howie" Schneider (April 24 1930 - June 28 2007) was an award-winning cartoonist, sculptor and children's book author who lived and worked in Massachusetts. His best-known comic strip, "Eek and Meek," ran from 1965 to 2000 in more than 400 newspapers through Newspaper Enterprise Association.

After "Eek and Meek" was cancelled, Schneider became the editorial cartoonist for the "Provincetown Banner". [http://www.provincetownbanner.com/article/banner_daily_update_article/_/48989/Banner_Daily_Update/6/28/2007]

On October 6 2003, he launched a daily and Sunday comic strip, "The Sunshine Club," which looked at the issues of aging and was distributed by United Feature Syndicate. [http://www.unitedfeatures.com/ufsapp/viewFeature.do?id=157 The Sunshine Club by Howie Schneider] , United Features] [http://www.toonopedia.com/eek_meek.htm Eek and Meek] Toonopedia]

Other strips of Schneider's included "Percy's World" and "Bimbo's Circus" (a.k.a. "The Circus of P.T. Bimbo.")http://lambiek.net/artists/s/schneider_h.htm Howie Schneider] , Comiclopedia]

Schneider served 20 years on the board of the Newspaper Features Council and eight years on the board of the National Cartoonists Society.

His cartoons had been published in publications such as " The New Yorker", "Playboy", "Esquire", "Redbook", and "McCall's".

Awards

Schneider was a two-time winner of Best Editorial Cartoon from the New England Press Association.

Bibliography

* "Amos: The Story of an Old Dog and His Couch, No Dogs Allowed" (Putnam),
* "Chewy Louie" (Rising Moon)
* "Howie Schneider Unshucked" (On Cape Publications)
* "The Deceivers" (Doubleday)
* "Mom's the Word" (World)
* "The Circus of P. T. Bimbo" (Ace) (ISBN 044812212X)

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