Virgil Partch, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Virgil Partch

American cartoonist

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1916

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1984

Profession: comics artist, cartoonist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Virgil Franklin Partch (October 17, 1916 – August 10, 1984) was an American magazine gag cartoonist of the 1940s and 1950s, generally signing his work VIP.
Additionally, he created the newspaper comic strips Big George and The Captain's Gig.
He published 19 books of illustrations and drew art for children's books. Despite being a gagwriter for The New Yorker, his own cartoons were rarely published there because, according to comics historian Bhob Stewart, "New Yorker editor Harold Ross disliked VIP's drawing style."