Walter M. Baumhofer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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illustrator
Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1904
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of Death: 23-Sep-1987
Profession: illustrator
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Walter M. Baumhofer
- Walter Martin Baumhofer (November 1, 1904 – September 23, 1987) was an American illustrator notable for his cover paintings seen on the pulp magazines of Street & Smith and other publishers. Baumhofer's parents immigrated from Germany.
- His father Henry (Heinrich) came from Oldenburg, his mother Marie from Hanover.
- He was born and grew up in Brooklyn where his father had become a clerk at a local coffee company and then, in 1918, janitor at an apartment building, a situation which enabled the family to live rent free.
- Graduating from high school in 1922, Baumhofer went on a scholarship to Pratt Institute, where he studied under Dean Cornwell and H.
- Winfield Scott.
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