Dave Berg died today.

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doxieone (249 posts) May-24-02, 09:40 PM (ET) Dave Berg died today. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=762&e=1&u=/nm/20020525/en_nm/people_berg_dc_1 Mad Magazine Cartoonist Dave Berg, 81, Dies in L.A. Fri May 24, 8:54 PM ET By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dave Berg, whose irreverent and affectionate cartoons for Mad magazine captured "The Lighter Side" of life in suburban America for more than 40 years, has died, his daughter said on Friday. He was 81. Berg, whose expertly drawn strips largely ignored current events and political issues of the day to poke fun at the foibles of American life, died on May 17 of cancer at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Marina del Rey, Nancy Berg said. She said her father, who had been battling cancer and would have turned 82 on June 12, died shortly after midnight with his wife of 52 years, Vivian, and their two children at his side.   Alert Edit | Reply | Top

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Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    What, us worry? SpiralHawk May-24-02 1  awww thebigidea May-24-02 2    i remember sneaking into my brothers room JitterbugPerfume 05/24/2002 3  Man, do I feel bad!... Ferretherder May-24-02 4  Bush Jr. looks like Alfred E. Neuman LadyDemocrat May-24-02 5  this, indeed, sucks the big one oustemnow May-24-02 6

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SpiralHawk (144 posts) May-24-02, 09:52 PM (ET) 1. What, us worry? R.I. P. Dave Berg and all your characters.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

thebigidea (153 posts) May-24-02, 10:01 PM (ET) 2. awww He'll be missed - and all those weird sideburned chronically out-of-fashion-yet-exquisitely detailed characters...   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

JitterbugPerfume (3386 posts) May-24-02, 10:08 PM (ET) Reply to post #2 3. i remember sneaking into my brothers room LAST EDITED ON May-24-02 AT 10:10 PM (ET) many years ago and reading Mad Magazine . Being a "girl" I was considered to be far to delicate (or stupid) to be exposed to such things. If daddy only KNEW heehee He , along with my dear brother will be sadly missed both were named DAvid ,and both had a wonderful sense of humor rest in peace dear ones   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

Ferretherder (341 posts) May-24-02, 10:19 PM (ET) 4. Man, do I feel bad!... ...not only did I NOT instantly recognize another great name from the pantheon of GREAT cartoonists to grace the hallowed pages of Mad Magazine, but, also another little bit of my fondest childhood memories has slipped away in the night. Goodbye, Dave...and thanks.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

LadyDemocrat (1481 posts) May-24-02, 10:22 PM (ET) 5. Bush Jr. looks like Alfred E. Neuman LAST EDITED ON May-24-02 AT 10:23 PM (ET) I loved Mad & Cracked magazine when I was a kid. RIP David you gave me a sense of humor.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

oustemnow (563 posts) May-24-02, 10:24 PM (ET) 6. this, indeed, sucks the big one I, like Jitterbug, remember when Mad was truly considered a truly subversive (but loved) element of the "trash culture." "The Lighter Side of..." segments were always a highlight; they transcended politics and approached something resembling humanity. RIP, Dave Berg....   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Top

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