William Pierce Hoest (February 7, 1926 – November 7, 1988)[1] was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the gag panel series, The Lockhorns, distributed by King Features Syndicate to 500 newspapers in 23 countries, and Laugh Parade for Parade. He also created other syndicated strips and panels for King Features.
Bill Hoest
Bill Hoest self-portrait
Born
William Pierce Hoest (1926-02-07)February 7, 1926 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Hoest spent two years in the Navy and studied art at Cooper Union. He started his art career in 1948 as a greeting card designer with Norcross Greeting Cards, continuing in that field until 1951 when he left to become a freelancer. His cartoons soon began appearing in Collier's, Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post and other magazines.[2]
He then became an assistant on Harry Haenigsen's Penny. After an injury from a 1965 traffic accident kept Haenigsen away from the drawing board, Hoest took over most of the work, although Haenigsen still supervised and signed each Penny strip.
Hoest was one of the cartoonists featured in Think Small, a 1967 promotional book distributed as a giveaway by Volkswagen dealers. Top cartoonists of that decade drew cartoons showing Volkswagens, and these were published along with amusing automotive essays by such humorists as H. Allen Smith, Roger Price and Jean Shepherd.
While working on Penny, Hoest began his cartoons about a bickering couple, The Lockhorns, as a single-panel daily on September 9, 1968, with the Sunday feature launched April 9, 1972. He then took an alternate route with Bumper Snickers (1974), a cartoon series about cars and drivers for the National Enquirer. His King Features comic strip, Agatha Crumm, was published as both a daily and a Sunday strip from 1977 to 1996. What a Guy!, co-created with his assistant John Reiner, was syndicated by King Features from 1987 to 1996.
Laugh Parade
Hired as the cartoon editor of Parade in 1979, Hoest created Laugh Parade for that Sunday supplement magazine in 1980. For Laugh Parade, he ganged together several miscellaneous cartoons, adding Howard Huge to that mix in 1981.
Hoest was reportedly a diligent cartoonist, putting in ten hours a day at his drawing board. "It is a business, and I have to treat it like a business. I keep busy. That's the way I make my living".[4]
Personal life and death
He was president of the National Cartoonists Society at the time of his death. Hoest, who lived in Lloyd Neck, Long Island, was 62 when he died of lymphoma at New York Medical Center. He was survived by his wife, Bunny Hoest; his mother, Dorothea Whittinghill of Lloyd Neck; and nine children and stepchildren.
After Hoest's death, John Reiner continued to illustrate all the features, while Hoest's widow, Bunny Hoest, took over the scripting. Reiner recalled:
Bill Hoest insisted on doing each of his comics meticulously. The artwork, writing, lettering and inking were all done in such a way as to meet his high self-imposed standards. I came to realize that his success, which so many cartoonists young and old tried to analyze, was the result of a simple rule: Learn to do each segment of a comic professionally. Bill Hoest could draw well, letter attractively and legibly, design in an eye-catching fashion, direct and control the action and expression of his characters, and write material that was genuinely funny. He then blended the elements to produce work that stood out on the comics page. I must now meet that same standard of excellence.[5]
Awards
Bill Hoest received three National Cartoonists Society awards. The Lockhorns was named the best syndicated panel of 1976 and 1980 by the NCS, and he also won in the gag cartoon division in 1977.[6]
Bibliography
Santa's Little Helpers, A Christmas Story Polygraphic Co of America, 1952.
Think Small Volkswagen, 1967.
The Lockhorns: What's the Garbage Doing on the Stove? Signet, 1975.
Bumper Snickers. Signet: 1976.
The Lockhorns: Loretta, the Meat Loaf is Moving. Signet, 1976.
The Lockhorns: Who Made The Caesar Salad - Brutus?. Signet, 1977.
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William Pierce Hoest February 7 1926 November 7 1988 1 was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the gag panel series The Lockhorns distributed by King Features Syndicate to 500 newspapers in 23 countries and Laugh Parade for Parade He also created other syndicated strips and panels for King Features Bill HoestBill Hoest self portraitBornWilliam Pierce Hoest 1926 02 07 February 7 1926Newark New Jersey U S DiedNovember 7 1988 1988 11 07 aged 62 Lloyd Harbor New YorkNationalityAmericanArea s CartoonistNotable worksThe LockhornsLaugh ParadeAwardsNational Cartoonists Society 1976 1977 1980Spouse s Bunny Hoest m 1973 wbr Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Comic strips 1 2 Laugh Parade 2 Personal life and death 3 Awards 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditBorn in Newark New Jersey Hoest spent two years in the Navy and studied art at Cooper Union He started his art career in 1948 as a greeting card designer with Norcross Greeting Cards continuing in that field until 1951 when he left to become a freelancer His cartoons soon began appearing in Collier s Playboy The Saturday Evening Post and other magazines 2 Comic strips Edit Hoest entered the comic strip community in 1960 with My Son John for the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate It last two years ending in 1962 3 He then became an assistant on Harry Haenigsen s Penny After an injury from a 1965 traffic accident kept Haenigsen away from the drawing board Hoest took over most of the work although Haenigsen still supervised and signed each Penny strip Hoest was one of the cartoonists featured in Think Small a 1967 promotional book distributed as a giveaway by Volkswagen dealers Top cartoonists of that decade drew cartoons showing Volkswagens and these were published along with amusing automotive essays by such humorists as H Allen Smith Roger Price and Jean Shepherd While working on Penny Hoest began his cartoons about a bickering couple The Lockhorns as a single panel daily on September 9 1968 with the Sunday feature launched April 9 1972 He then took an alternate route with Bumper Snickers 1974 a cartoon series about cars and drivers for the National Enquirer His King Features comic strip Agatha Crumm was published as both a daily and a Sunday strip from 1977 to 1996 What a Guy co created with his assistant John Reiner was syndicated by King Features from 1987 to 1996 Laugh Parade Edit Hired as the cartoon editor of Parade in 1979 Hoest created Laugh Parade for that Sunday supplement magazine in 1980 For Laugh Parade he ganged together several miscellaneous cartoons adding Howard Huge to that mix in 1981 Hoest was reportedly a diligent cartoonist putting in ten hours a day at his drawing board It is a business and I have to treat it like a business I keep busy That s the way I make my living 4 Personal life and death EditHe was president of the National Cartoonists Society at the time of his death Hoest who lived in Lloyd Neck Long Island was 62 when he died of lymphoma at New York Medical Center He was survived by his wife Bunny Hoest his mother Dorothea Whittinghill of Lloyd Neck and nine children and stepchildren After Hoest s death John Reiner continued to illustrate all the features while Hoest s widow Bunny Hoest took over the scripting Reiner recalled Bill Hoest insisted on doing each of his comics meticulously The artwork writing lettering and inking were all done in such a way as to meet his high self imposed standards I came to realize that his success which so many cartoonists young and old tried to analyze was the result of a simple rule Learn to do each segment of a comic professionally Bill Hoest could draw well letter attractively and legibly design in an eye catching fashion direct and control the action and expression of his characters and write material that was genuinely funny He then blended the elements to produce work that stood out on the comics page I must now meet that same standard of excellence 5 Awards EditBill Hoest received three National Cartoonists Society awards The Lockhorns was named the best syndicated panel of 1976 and 1980 by the NCS and he also won in the gag cartoon division in 1977 6 Bibliography EditSanta s Little Helpers A Christmas Story Polygraphic Co of America 1952 Think Small Volkswagen 1967 The Lockhorns What s the Garbage Doing on the Stove Signet 1975 Bumper Snickers Signet 1976 The Lockhorns Loretta the Meat Loaf is Moving Signet 1976 The Lockhorns Who Made The Caesar Salad Brutus Signet 1977 Hoest Toasties Tempo Star Books 1978 ISBN 978 0 441 33980 8 More Bumper Snickers Signet 1979 The Lockhorns Is This Steak or Charcoal Signet 1979 Agatha Crumm Signet 1980 Howard Huge Lyle Stuart 1981 The Lockhorns I See You Burned the Cold Cuts Again NAL 1981 ISBN 0 451 09711 4 The Return of Agatha Crumm Signet 1982 ISBN 0 451 11526 0 Even More Bumper Snickers Signet 1982 ISBN 0 451 11399 3 The Lockhorns Giant Size Tor Books 1984 The Lockhorns Tom Doherty 1990 ISBN 0 8125 1020 8 The Lockhorns What Do You Mean You Weren t Listening I Didn t Say Anything Tom Doherty 2001 ISBN 0 8125 7258 0References Edit William Pierce Bill Hoest 1926 1988 Find a Grave Lambiek Bill Hoest Holtz Allan Obscurity of the Day My Son John Stripper s Guide February 19 2018 Donovan Dick Cartoonist s wedded bliss far cry from Lockhorns The Palm Beach Post April 22 1979 p C1 King Features John Reiner Archived January 3 2010 at the Wayback Machine National Cartoonists Society AwardsExternal links EditLambiek Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Hoest amp oldid 1117235280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
