Mac Conner
McCauley Conner (November 12, 1913 – September 26, 2019) was an American commercial illustrator who was called "one of the original Mad Men". He turned 100 in November 2013. Mac Conner was born as Julian McCauley Conner to his parents, Ross C. Conner and Maude, and grew up in Newport, New Jersey.
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Mac Conner
- Name
- McCauley Conner
- Born
- 12 November 1913
- Birthplace
- Newport, New Jersey
- Died
- 26 September 2019
- Place of death
- Manhattan, New York
- Occupation
- * Commercial Artist
- Full name
- McCauley Conner.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- commercial.
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McCauley Conner (November 12, 1913 – September 26, 2019) was an American commercial illustrator who was called "one of the original Mad Men". He turned 100 in November 2013. Mac Conner was born as Julian McCauley Conner to his parents, Ross C. Conner and Maude, and grew up in Newport, New Jersey.
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His parents operated a general store in Downes Township, New Jersey.
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• Name — McCauley Conner • Born — 12 November 1913 • Birthplace — Newport, New Jersey • Died — 26 September 2019 • Place of death — Manhattan, New York • Occupation — * Commercial Artist • Illustrator • Years Active — 19302019
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- 1.Sandomir, Richard. Mac Conner, Illustrator for Ads and Magazines, Dies at 105. The New York Times. October 3, 2019.
- 2.US Illustrator McCauley Conner, one of New York's original "Mad. Getty Images. 12 November 2014.
- 3.Mac Conner: A New York Life | Museum of the City of New York.
- 4.What's on | What's on | Mac Conner: A New York Life | House of Illustration. www.houseofillustration.org.uk.
- 5.The real Mad Men: Mac Conner's stunning New York illustrations – in pictures. The Guardian. September 8, 2014.
- 6.Myers, Marc. Exhibit Highlights Selling of Suburbia. Wall Street Journal. September 10, 2014.
- 7.Hoby, Hermione. Meet the real Don Draper. March 22, 2015.
- 8.Elliott, Stuart. Paying Homage to an Illustrator From the Industry's Golden Era. The New York Times. August 28, 2014.
- 9.Katherine Brooks. Meet One Of The Real 'Mad Men,' 1950s Ad Artist Mac Conner. The Huffington Post. 2014-09-10.
- 10.Federal Census records for 1920, 1930, 1940, Ross C. Conner family, Newport, Cumberland Co., New Jersey.
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Mac Conner was recorded at birth as McCauley Conner. The authorities additionally record the heading McCauley Conner. He married Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Conner.
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