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Seymour Reit (1918-2001) was the author of over 80 children's books and one of the creators of the famous character Casper the Friendly Ghost.

  • Seymour Reit (1918-2001) was the author of over 80 children's books and one of the creators of the famous character Casper the Friendly Ghost.
  • He wrote over 60 pieces for MAD magazine beginning in the late 1950s.
  • Seymour Victory Reit (/riːt/; 11 November 1918 – 21 November 2001) was an American author of over 80 children's books as well as several works for adults.
  • The author and illustrator Seymour Reit, who has died at the age of 83, was best known as a creator of the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost.
  • Reit wrote for the comic books "Archie" and "Little Lulu," contributed to Casper shorts and penned more than 60 humor pieces for Mad magazine.

    • Seymour Victory Reit (/riːt/; 11 November 1918 – 21 November 2001) was an American author of over 80 children's books as well as several works for adults.!

    Seymour Reit

    American cartoonist

    Seymour Victory Reit (; 11 November 1918 – 21 November 2001) was an American author of over 80 children's books as well as several works for adults.[2] Reit was the creator, with cartoonist Joe Oriolo, of the character Casper the Friendly Ghost.[3] Reit started his career working for Fleischer Studios as an animator; he also worked for Jerry Iger and Will Eisner as a cartoonist, for Laffboy as editor in 1965, and for Mad Magazine and several other publications as a humorist.[2]

    Biography

    Reit was born in New York City on 11 November 1918 (Armistice Day).[2] He attended DeWitt Clinton High School and New York University, where he drew cartoons for humorous college magazines.

    He worked as an in-betweener and inker on the 1939 animated film Gulliver's Travels, and later became a gag writer for the Popeye and Betty Boop cartoon series, among others. He also anonymously produced comic strips for