Charles Addams

Charles Addams, American cartoonist, created The Addams Family (died 1988)

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Born: January 7, 1912
Died: September 29, 1988
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1912

About Charles Addams

Charles Samuel Addams was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters. Some of his recurring characters became known as the Addams Family, and were popularized through various adaptations. Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 – September 29, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters. Addams complained: "A lot of those corpses were more interesting the way they were." The New Yorker Obituary of October 17, 1988, says his first drawing for The New Yorker ran in February 1932.

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Charles Addams timeline

1912Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 – September 29, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters.
1988Addams complained: "A lot of those corpses were more interesting the way they were." The New Yorker Obituary of October 17, 1988, says his first drawing for The New Yorker ran in February 1932.

The world when Charles Addams was born

Charles Addams was born in 1912. 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 1912

Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Charles Addams's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1912	2026
Population	94.6M	341 million

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