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Jules Feiffer, a ‘smartass’ Jew whose work spanned comics and cinema, dies at 95

JL;DR SUMMARY Jules Feiffer, a seminal figure in American comics, cinema, and theater, passed away at 95. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityPulitzer PrizeComicsSatireCinemaGraphic NovelVillage VoiceJules FeifferThe SpiritCarnal Knowledge

Places mentioned

Bronx, New York, United States
"Feiffer was born in the Bronx on Jan. 26, 1929, to Jewish parents from Poland."
New York, United States
"When she learned what kind of cartoonist I became, she must have had serious thoughts about that, because the last thing my mother wanted was public notice because of controversy."
Poland
"Feiffer was born in the Bronx on Jan. 26, 1929, to Jewish parents from Poland."
Shelter Island, New York, United States
"The city - and his former home in Shelter Island - in which he spent so much of his life."

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