John Celardo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Celardo

cartoonist

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1918

Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York, United States

Date of Death: 06-Jan-2012

Profession: illustrator, penciller

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

John Celardo (December 27, 1918 – January 6, 2012) was an American comic strip and comic book artist, best known for illustrating the Tarzan comic strip.Born on Staten Island, Celardo continued to live there most of his life.
After a childhood in Mariners Harbor, he graduated from Port Richmond High School.
He began his art career in the late 1930s drawing animals for the National Youth Administration at the Staten Island Zoo at West Brighton, where he was once photographed in the alligator pit by the Staten Island Advance.