{{Short description|American cartoonist (1917–2016)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Frank Modell | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Franklyn Bruce Modell | birth_date = September 6, 1917 | birth_place = Philadelphia, US | death_date = May 27, 2016 (aged 98) | death_place = Guilford, Connecticut, US | education = | alma_mater = Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art | occupation = Cartoonist | known_for = contributed over 1,400 cartoons to ''The New Yorker'' | spouse = | children = | parents = | website = }}
'''Franklyn Bruce Modell''' (September 6, 1917 – May 27, 2016) was an American cartoonist who contributed over 1,400 cartoons to ''The New Yorker'' during a period of over 50 years from 1946.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/30/business/media/frank-modell-longtime-new-yorker-cartoonist-dies-at-98.html|title=Frank Modell, Longtime New Yorker Cartoonist, Dies at 98|date=May 30, 2016|work=The New York Times|accessdate=May 30, 2016}}</ref>
Franklyn Bruce Modell was born on September 6, 1917, in Philadelphia.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> During his childhood, he discovered his passion for drawing and sketching, a fascination that intensified during a period of quarantine due to scarlet fever. Following his graduation from West Philadelphia High School, Modell initially aimed to pursue a career in illustration.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Special Collections Registry |url=https://library.osu.edu/collections/SPEC.CGA.FBM/complete-finding-aid |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=library.osu.edu}}</ref>
He was a graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art, after which he served in the US Army in World War II in a signal radio intelligence company as a sergeant.<ref name="nytimes.com"/>
Frank Modell embarked on a career as a freelance illustrator, cartoonist, and writer. His breakthrough came when he caught the attention of Jim Geraghty, the art director of the New Yorker, who recognized Modell's potential after reviewing his cartoon samples.<ref name=":0" />
Modell died on May 27, 2016, at his home in Guilford, Connecticut.<ref name="nytimes.com"/>
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