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Fred McCarthy (cartoonist)

Fred McCarthy, American cartoonist and monk (died 2009)

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Born
September 5, 1918
Died
October 26, 2009
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1918

About Fred McCarthy (cartoonist)

Frederick Francis "Fred" McCarthy, O.F.S., was an American Franciscan cartoonist, creator of the popular Brother Juniper single-panel comic strip. McCarthy began drawing a cartoon friar while a student there, at first for his own amusement, and then for posters and flyers. McCarthy also created two less-successful religious-themed strips, Sister Suzie about a teaching nun, and Brother Rufus.

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The world when Fred McCarthy (cartoonist) was born

Fred McCarthy (cartoonist) was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Fred McCarthy (cartoonist)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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