![]() This is where Addams perfected his distinctive ink wash technique.Īddams' life-long dream was to be a cartoonist for The New Yorker, and he more than fulfilled his ambitions. His first meaningful job was in the Layout Department of True Detective magazine, where he retouched photographs of blood-splattered corpses to make them a little less gruesome. Shortly thereafter, he decided that school wasn't for him and dropped out for good. ![]() Still undecided about his future, he transferred again to the Grand Central School of Art in New York City. ![]() He graduated in 1929, attended Colgate University for a year, and then transferred to the University of Pennsylvania to study the fine arts. This house, as well as the one on Elm Street, strongly resembles the house in Charles Addams' most famous works, "The Addams Family" television series, cartoons, and movies.Īddams attended Westfield Public High School where he was the art editor of the school newspaper. On one occasion, police caught him breaking into an abandoned Victorian house in his neighborhood. As neighbors recall, his favorite playground was the Presbyterian Cemetery. ![]() ![]() As a child, Addams developed a love for horror. The majority of Addams' childhood was spent in his house on Elm Street, which is now a local New Jersey landmark. Charles Samuel Addams or "Chill" as his friends called him was born on January 7, 1912, in Westfield, New Jersey. ![]()
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