B. Kliban (1935–1990)
Author of Cat (kat), n.
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- Legal name
- Kliban, Bernard
- Birthdate
- 1935-01-01
- Date of death
- 1990-08-12
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Pratt Institute
- Occupations
- cartoonist
- Organizations
- Playboy
- Relationships
- Brown, M. K. (wife)
- Short biography
- Bernard Kliban attended the Pratt Institute but left before graduating and travelled through Europe. He moved to California and became a Playboy cartoonist in 1962. He's best known for his collections of humorous cartoons about cats, drawn in a distinctive style. Today the Cat cartoons also are featured on many products including calendars, mugs, and t-shirts.
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- San Anselmo, California, USA
New York, New York, USA - Place of death
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- California, USA
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This book first came out when I was in high school, and I was smitten. The cats are spot-on perfect!
At that point, the only popular cat cartoon was Garfield, and while that was OK- Kliban brought a whole new level of humor and surreality to the mix. I suspect we can credit him as a remote ancestor of "LOLcats", for instance, as well as many of the other great cat cartoons lurking about the internet.
I am pretty sure, too, that we can credit him with the concept of a "kittyloaf". "Cat: One show more hell of a fine animal, frequently mistaken for a meatloaf" pretty much sums it up.
I mislaid my old, loved copy of this a long time ago, and I am thrilled to be able to replace it. It has not lost anything with age! show less
At that point, the only popular cat cartoon was Garfield, and while that was OK- Kliban brought a whole new level of humor and surreality to the mix. I suspect we can credit him as a remote ancestor of "LOLcats", for instance, as well as many of the other great cat cartoons lurking about the internet.
I am pretty sure, too, that we can credit him with the concept of a "kittyloaf". "Cat: One show more hell of a fine animal, frequently mistaken for a meatloaf" pretty much sums it up.
I mislaid my old, loved copy of this a long time ago, and I am thrilled to be able to replace it. It has not lost anything with age! show less
Ok, there's nothing mind-bogglingly brilliant about this stuff, it doesn't shift paradigms, it's pretty mainstream, but Kliban's kindof like a thousand-trick pony (or cat): It's impressive how many variations on a theme he can generate & still get a silent chuckle out of me. It's obssessive.
Oh well, at the risk of being like everybody else in the world (since I'm sure EVERYONE will agree w/ me), this is a very, very funny bk. I hope that some day I'm standing around at a cocktail party, drinking Mai Tais, & that B. Kliban appears & we start talking about sports or motor mechanics.
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