2004 Death Syd Hoff, cartoonist/children's book illustrator, The New Yorker, dies at 91 2003 Death William Steig, cartoonist/writer, New Yorker, dies at 95 2001 Death Pauline Kael, critic, The New Yorker, dies at 82 1997 Death Brendan Gill, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine, dies at 83 1995 Death George Price, cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 93 1993 Death Peter De Vries, cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 83 1992 Death William Shawn, U.S. editor-in-chief (New Yorker, 1952-87), dies at 85 1985 Death Charlotte White, U.S. author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86 1956 Event William Shawn succeeds Harold Ross as editor of New Yorker 1935 Birthday Calvin Trillin, author, New Yorker 1925 Event 1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published 1922 Birthday Howard Moss, poet/editor, New Yorker 1914 Birthday Brendan Gill, born in Hartford, Connecticut, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine 1914 Birthday Saul Steinberg, Romania, cartoonist/illustrator, New Yorker 1912 Birthday Charles Addams, cartoonist, New Yorker, Addams Family 1904 Birthday Peter Arno, New York City, cartoonist, New Yorker 1892 Birthday Janet Flanner, journalist, New Yorker
