Sam Gross, Cartoonist

One of The New York Times Notable Deaths of 2023, Sam Gross, Cartoonist; As we say goodbye to the year, we share this loving and thorough tribute to Sam:

Sam Gross, 89, Dies; Prolific Purveyor of Cartoons, Tasteful and Otherwise In his work for The New Yorker and especially National Lampoon, he was unafraid to offend people. But his primary goal was to make them laugh.

The New Yorker Humor

A cartoon by Sam Gross.

The New Yorker

A cartoon by Sam Gross, who died this week, at age 89.

The New York Times.

Sam Gross, 89, Dies; Prolific Purveyor of Cartoons, Tasteful and Otherwise In his work for The New Yorker and especially National Lampoon, he was unafraid to offend people. But his primary goal was to make them laugh.

Sam Gross Was Funny to the End His style was a tightrope walk of economy, achieving maximum hilarity with the fewest moves, and with the humblest materials.

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