Danny Shanahan
Danny Shanahan (July 11, 1956 – July 5, 2021) was an American cartoonist who was known for his work for The New Yorker, which he worked for until 2020, when he was arrested on a charge of possession of child pornography.
Danny Shanahan
- Name
- Danny Shanahan
- Born
- 11 July 1956
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York
- Died
- 5 July 2021
- Occupation
- Cartoonist
- Known for
- His work for The New Yorker
- Education
- Paier College
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Danny Shanahan (July 11, 1956 – July 5, 2021) was an American cartoonist who was known for his work for The New Yorker, which he worked for until 2020, when he was arrested on a charge of possession of child pornography.
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• Name — Danny Shanahan • Born — 11 July 1956 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York • Died — 5 July 2021 • Occupation — Cartoonist • Years Active — 1988–2020 • Known for — His work for The New Yorker • Education — Paier College
Life and career
Life and career
Daniel Patrick Shanahan was born on 11 July 1956 in Brooklyn, New York. He spent his early life in Long Island and later in Bethlehem, Connecticut, where he attended Paier College. Shanahan formally started his career in the 1980s, when he became an unofficial cartoonist for the United States Tennis Association. Between 1988 and 2020, Shanahan worked for The New Yorker as a cartoonist and illustrator. During that period, he published more than nine hundred cartoons in the magazine. His work has also appeared in Playboy.
Legal trouble and death
Legal trouble and death
On December 10, 2020, he was arrested for possession of child pornography at his home in Rhinebeck, New York, at which point The New Yorker suspended his contract. The case was not resolved by the time of his death from multiple organ failure on July 5, 2021.
Books
• Buckledown the Workhound (1993) • The Bus Ride That Changed History (2005)
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- 1.Danny Shanahan, cartoonist with an absurd touch, dies at 64. The Indian Express. July 10, 2021.
- 2.Green, Matthew. NOT WANTED / Cartoon Art Museum / An exhibition of New Yorker magazine rejects is sure to be a winner. SFGATE. January 4, 2007.
- 3.Lapin, Tamar. Cartoonist hit with child porn charges has New Yorker contract suspended. New York Post. 2020-12-10.
- 4.Sandomir, Richard. Danny Shanahan, Cartoonist With an Absurd Touch, Dies at 64. The New York Times. July 8, 2021.
- 5.Degg, D. D. Danny Shanahan. The Daily Cartoonist. July 5, 2021.
- 6.Danny Shanahan. The New Yorker.
- 7.Kaneko, Mina. Cover Story: Danny Shanahan's Rising Seas. The New Yorker. February 29, 2016.
- 8.Danny Shanahan.
- 9.Longtime New Yorker cartoonist arrested on child porn charge. AP NEWS. 2020-12-10.
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