R. O. Blechman is an American animator, illustrator, children's-book author, graphic novelist and editorial cartoonist whose work has been the subject of retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art and other institutions. He was inducted into the Art Directors Hall of Fame in 1999. Blechman's best-known works include the book The Juggler of Our Lady, television commercials for Alka-Seltzer and other products, the animated PBS special Great Performances: The Soldier's Tale; a minute-long CBS Christmas greeting; and numerous covers for The New Yorker magazine. 

January 1st, 1930 in Brooklyn (Age 95)