"The Katzenjammer Kids The Katzenjammer Kids is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897, and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949). It debuted December 12, 1897, in the ""American Humorist"", the Sunday supplement of William Randolph Hearst's ""New York Journal"". Dirks was the first cartoonist to regularly express dialogue in comic characters through the use of speech balloons. The comic strip was turned into a stage play in 1903. It inspired several animated cartoons and was one of 20 strips included in the Comic Strip Classics series of U.S. commemorative postage stamps."
"and the longest-running ever. ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" was inspired by ""Max and Moritz"", a children's story of the 1860s by German author Wilhelm Busch. ""Katzenjammer"" translates literally as ""the wailing of cats"" (i.e. ""caterwaul"") but is used to mean ""contrition after a failed endeavor"" or ""hangover"" in German (and, in the latter sense, in English too). Whereas Max & Moritz were grotesquely but comically put to death after seven destructive pranks, the Katzenjammer Kids and the other characters still thrive. ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" was so popular that it became two competing comic strips and the subject of a lawsuit. This"
"a more square-formed line, though it maintained the original style until ""The Captain and the Kids"" ended its run in 1979. Knerr continued drawing ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" until his death in 1949; the strip was then written and drawn by Charles H. ""Doc"" Winner (1949–56), with Joe Musial taking over in 1956. Musial was replaced on ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" by Mike Senich (1976–81), Angelo DeCesare (1981–86), and Hy Eisman (1986–2006). Now syndicated in reprint form, the strip is distributed internationally to some 50 newspapers and magazines. Eisman reused a lot of old gags and stories in later years. ""The Katzenjammer"
"Solveig Heilo Solveig Heilo (born December 24, 1981), simply known as Sol Heilo, is a Norwegian composer, artist, musician, music producer, arranger, designer and costume designer. She is mostly known for the band Katzenjammer. Sol works in different genres, such as folk, rock, pop, bluegrass, classical, blues, soul, country, tribe, klezmer and electronica. Her instruments are drums, trumpet, bass, guitar, melodic percussion, ukulele, domra, banjo, balalaika, zither, harp, flute, accordion, piano, harmonica and mandolin. Sol grew up in Bærum, Norway as the youngest of four children. From their early years they all showed great aptitude for music, and learned to"
"of the work for Sol and the other band members. They have done up to 170 concerts a year, and are active in Europe, America and Australia. Sol did all the artwork on Katzenjammer's first album ""Le Pop"" (2008) together with her sister Kaja Heilo, and Sandrine Pagnoux. She also participated in the design on their second album ""A Kiss Before You Go"" (2011) together with Mathias Fossum and Heydays, and is fully behind all art work on Katzenjammer's third album ""Rockland"" (2015). She has also done most of Katzenjammer´s general artwork for their line of merchandise, such as t"
"Harold Knerr Harold Hering Knerr (September 4, 1882 – July 8, 1949) was an American comic strip creator, who signed his work H. H. Knerr. He was best known as the writer-artist of ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" for 35 years. Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Harold Knerr's father was Calvin B. Knerr, a German physician who had migrated to the United States. His mother was Melitta Hering, daughter of Constantine Hering, a pioneer of homeopathy. After attending the Episcopal Academy, he studied for two years at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art and then became a newspaper illustrator. He"
"John Dirks (cartoonist) John Dirks (November 2, 1917 – January 26, 2010) was an American cartoonist and sculptor. Born in New York City, John was the second child of cartoonist Rudolph Dirks (1877–1968), original creator of ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" and ""The Captain and the Kids"". His older sister, Barbara, was born in 1914. John was married to Mary Dirks from 1954 to her death in 2004. John Dirks studied English and fine arts at the Yale University of New York, where he took his degree in 1939. After serving in World War II, he began to assist his father on"
"""Katzenjammer"" humor into animation, and the series folded after fifteen episodes. Only two of the ""Captain and the Kids"" shorts were produced in Technicolor; the other thirteen were produced in black-and-white and released in sepia-toned prints. MGM brought in established newspaper cartoonists such as Milt Gross and Harry Hershfield in an attempt to both bolster the ""Captain and the Kids"" product and create original properties for MGM, but both cartoonists' tenures at the studio were short-lived. Gross managed to complete two cartoons, ""Jitterbug Follies"" and ""Wanted: No Master"", with his characters Count Screwloose of Tooloose and J.R. the Wonder Dog,"
"golfer. Dirks incrementally passed his cartooning duties on to his son John Dirks, who took over ""The Captain and the Kids"" around 1955. The elder Dirks died in New York City in 1968. Rudolph Dirks Rudolph Dirks (February 26, 1877 – April 20, 1968) was one of the earliest and most noted comic strip artists, well known for ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" (later known as ""The Captain and the Kids""). Dirks was born in Heide, Germany to Johannes and Margaretha Dirks. When he was seven years old, his father, a woodcarver, moved the family to Chicago, Illinois. After having sold various"
"Katzenjammer Kabarett Katzenjammer Kabarett is a four-piece dark cabaret band from Paris, France. Aesthetically inspired by German Weimar-era cabarets and burlesque shows, the band also chose a name of German origin that literally translates to ""cat's wail cabaret"" with Katzenjammer also generally meaning ""discordant sound"" and being used as a synonym for a hangover. Other stylistic influences range from Dadaism, Futurism and Symbolism to Postmodernism. The band was founded in 2004 by vocalist Mary Komplikated, guitarist Herr Katz, keyboardist Klischee and bass player Mr. Guillotine. In 2005 they released a self-titled EP which was freely distributed on their website. It"
"""only wanted to teach what had been done."" The band is named after the Katzenjammer Kids, the oldest comic strip continually in syndication. They chose this comic strip because they noticed that they resembled the characters in it. The term Katzenjammer is a German loanword that literally means ""lament of a cat"", and is used in Norway to describe low-grade music and instrumentation (which in Germany would be called ""Katzenmusik"" - ""music by cats""). In 2008, Katzenjammer were chosen as one of the finalists in NRK's yearly ""Urørt"" competition for unsigned artists. They finished in third place with the song"
"Rudolph Dirks Rudolph Dirks (February 26, 1877 – April 20, 1968) was one of the earliest and most noted comic strip artists, well known for ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" (later known as ""The Captain and the Kids""). Dirks was born in Heide, Germany to Johannes and Margaretha Dirks. When he was seven years old, his father, a woodcarver, moved the family to Chicago, Illinois. After having sold various cartoons to local magazines Rudolph moved to New York City and found work as a cartoonist. His younger brother Gus soon followed his example. He held several jobs as an illustrator, which culminated"
"Joe Musial Joseph Musial, signature Joe Musial, (January 15, 1905 – June 6, 1977) was an American cartoonist. He is best known today for having drawn ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" from 1956 to his death. Musial was born and raised in Yonkers, New York. His parents were Polish immigrants. Having studied at the Sorbonne University of Paris in 1929, Musial started out his cartooning career as assistant to Billy DeBeck, creator of Barney Google, in the early 1930s. He subsequently worked as ghost artist on a number of comic strips from King Features, apparently stepping in to assist various creators whenever"
"Their wedding invitation was a comic strip with Popeye and Olive Oyl. Florenz Greenberg died on October 20, 2013 in Glen Rock, NJ. Eisman won the 1975 National Cartoonists Society's Award for Best Humor Comic Book Cartoonist (for Gold Key's ""Nancy"" comic books). In 1983, he received an Award for his work on the ""Little Lulu"" comic book. Hy Eisman Hy Eisman (born March 27, 1927) is an American cartoonist, active since the 1950s, who writes and draws the Sunday strips for ""Popeye"" and (until the strip went into reruns in 2006) ""The Katzenjammer Kids"". In December 2008, Eisman introduced"
"the forerunners to the comic strip. The story inspired Rudolph Dirks to create The Katzenjammer Kids. After World War 2, German-U.S. composer Richard Mohaupt created together with choreographer Alfredo Bortoluzzi the dance burlesque (""Tanzburleske"") ""Max und Moritz"", which premiered at Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe on December 18, 1949. There have been several English translations of the original German verses over the years, but all have maintained the original trochaic tetrameter: Ah, how oft we read or hear of <br> Boys we almost stand in fear of!<br> For example, take these stories<br> Of two youths, named Max and Moritz,<br> Who, instead of"
"Katzenjammer (band) Katzenjammer is an English-language Norwegian band from Oslo, formed in 2005. The band consists of Anne Marit Bergheim, Solveig Heilo and Turid Jørgensen. Former band member Marianne Sveen left the band in the beginning of 2016. The members of Katzenjammer met in 2004 while studying at a private music school in Oslo. The band was formed in 2007 while listening to Anne Marit Bergheim perform the song ""Wading in Deeper"" on the piano. They were brought together by a common feeling of being ""the outcasts at the school."" Katzenjammer felt that their music school didn't encourage originality, but"
"generations of comic artists. ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" was inspired by Busch's ""Max and Moritz"", one of a number of imitations produced in Germany and the United States. The Wilhelm Busch Prize and the Wilhelm Busch Museum help maintain his legacy. His 175th anniversary in 2007 was celebrated throughout Germany. Busch remains one of the most influential poets and artists in Western Europe. In the late 18th century Johann Georg Kleine, Wilhelm Busch's maternal grandfather, settled in the small village of Wiedensahl. There, in 1817, he bought a thatched half-timbered house, where Wilhelm Busch was to be born about 15 years"
"Katzenjammer discography The discography of Norwegian band Katzenjammer consists of three studio albums, one live album, one extended play, nine singles, one video album and six music videos. Katzenjammer was founded in 2007 by Anne Marit Bergheim, Marianne Sveen, Solveig Heilo and Turid Jørgensen while studying at a private music school in Oslo, Norway. Katzenjammer worked extensively with composer Mats Rybø in recording their debut studio album, ""Le Pop"", which was released in September 2008. The album reached number nine in Norway and number 71 in the Netherlands. It produced four singles, but they failed to chart worldwide. In 2008,"
"fighting outright. The King and his people, also in both strips, were now Polynesian rather than African. The ""Katzenjammer Kids"" characters initially appeared outside comics in a handful of live-action silent films, the first released in 1898. This first film, titled ""The Katzenjammer Kids In School"" was made for the Biograph Company by William George Bitzer. This film was followed in 1900 by another Bitzer-Biograph film, ""The Katzenjammer Kids in Love."" Between December 1916 and August 1918, a total of 37 ""Katzenjammer Kids"" silent cartoon shorts were produced by William Randolph Hearst's own cartoon studio International Film Service, which adapted"
"a live album, and its companion video album followed in 2012. Katzenjammer discography The discography of Norwegian band Katzenjammer consists of three studio albums, one live album, one extended play, nine singles, one video album and six music videos. Katzenjammer was founded in 2007 by Anne Marit Bergheim, Marianne Sveen, Solveig Heilo and Turid Jørgensen while studying at a private music school in Oslo, Norway. Katzenjammer worked extensively with composer Mats Rybø in recording their debut studio album, ""Le Pop"", which was released in September 2008. The album reached number nine in Norway and number 71 in the Netherlands. It"
"Kids"" comics were produced in the 1930s, including ""Katzenjammer Kids in the Mountains"" (1934, Saalfield Publishing) and ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" (1939, Dell Publishing). In 1935, Whitman published ""Dinglehoofer und his Dog Adolph"". Harold Knerr Harold Hering Knerr (September 4, 1882 – July 8, 1949) was an American comic strip creator, who signed his work H. H. Knerr. He was best known as the writer-artist of ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" for 35 years. Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Harold Knerr's father was Calvin B. Knerr, a German physician who had migrated to the United States. His mother was Melitta Hering, daughter of"
"Kinderzimmer Productions Kinderzimmer Productions was a German hip hop band from Ulm (in the jargon of the band, ""U-Stadt""). They consisted of Quasi Modo (Sascha Klammt, DJ) and Textor (Henrik von Holtum, MC). They released their first album in 1994. Their name is both a tribute to the early hip hop group Boogie Down Productions and a reference to the child's play room () in the parental house of von Holtum, in which the first two albums were conceived. In 2007 they announced their disbandment. Textor's mother, Lena Möllerström, was a Swedish jazz singer, while his father, Günther von Holtum,"
"Walk Away)"", was a minor hit in Germany, peaking at number thirty-two on the singles chart. In May 2012, Katzenjammer released """", their first live album. Recorded at Große Freiheit 36 during the Hamburg, Germany dates of their 2011 tour, it was released in both CD and DVD formats. In 2013 they also contributed to the book ""Think like a rockstar"" Tenk som en rockestjerne, written by Ståle Økland. On April 14, 2014, the band stated on their Facebook page that they're on studio recording their new album. On November 18, 2014, the first single, Lady Grey, was released with"
"November 1914 when Dirks left the Hearst-owned ""New York Morning Journal"" after a legal dispute. During World War I, some newspapers retitled the strip as ""The Shenanigan Kids"", and the nationality of the characters was changed to Dutch instead of German because of World War I anti-German sentiments. It changed back to its original name and contents in 1920. He continued to write and draw the strip until his death in 1949, when it was taken over by Charles H. Winner. Knerr's continuation of ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" has been praised as ""a particularly brilliant job... true to the spirit of"
"Fritz"" for the ""World"", beginning in 1914. Anti-German sentiment during World War I led to the strip being renamed ""The Captain and the Kids"". The ""Journal"" chose H. H. Knerr to continue ""The Katzenjammer Kids"", and he and his successors have carried it on to the present day. ""The Captain and the Kids"" was distributed by United Feature Syndicate while King Features Syndicate handled ""The Katzenjammer Kids"". The success of ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" was due to more than just lucky circumstances. Dirks was a gifted cartoonist with superb timing and a colorful gallery of different characters, including Hans and Fritz,"
"Hy Eisman Hy Eisman (born March 27, 1927) is an American cartoonist, active since the 1950s, who writes and draws the Sunday strips for ""Popeye"" and (until the strip went into reruns in 2006) ""The Katzenjammer Kids"". In December 2008, Eisman introduced the character of Bluto to the ""Popeye"" Sunday strips, as the twin brother of Brutus. He entered the comic strip field in 1950 and worked on several strips, including ""Kerry Drake"", ""Little Iodine"" and ""Bunny"". In comic books he was the last artist doing ""Little Lulu"" before it was cancelled in 1984. He took over ""The Katzenjammer Kids"""
"that are too confining,"" as he explained: Historically, syndicates owned the creators' work — the name, characters, and likenesses — enabling them to continue publishing the strip after the original creator retired, left the strip, or died. An early example of this practice was Rudolph Dirks' hugely successful comic strip, ""The Katzenjammer Kids"", which first appeared in print in 1897. In 1912, Dirks challenged publisher William Randolph Hearst for ownership rights to his comic strip, and ultimately Hearst prevailed. This practice led to ""legacy strips"" (or more pejoratively ""zombie strips"") — strips taken over by other creator — which are"
"well-known comic strips owned by Hearst for animation. The series was retired in 1918 at the height of the characters' popularity – partly because of the growing tension against titles with German associations after World War I. The comic strip was briefly renamed to ""The Shenanigan Kids"" around this time, and in 1920 another five cartoons were produced under this title. All ""Katzenjammer Kids""/""Shenanigan Kids"" cartoons from International Film Services were directed (and most likely also animated) by Gregory La Cava. In addition, the Katzenjammer Kids had appearances (along with a lot of other King Features comic strip stars) in"
"musical style is a mixture of different genres including post-punk, deathrock, electropunk, gothic rock, new wave music, electronic music, classical music and German ""Lieder"" (Romantic-era art songs). Referring to themselves as ""death rock cabaret"", ""multireferential post-punk"" and ""baroque krautpop"", the band also cites early New and Dark Wave bands like Bauhaus, Christian Death and Siouxsie and the Banshees as influences. Katzenjammer Kabarett Katzenjammer Kabarett is a four-piece dark cabaret band from Paris, France. Aesthetically inspired by German Weimar-era cabarets and burlesque shows, the band also chose a name of German origin that literally translates to ""cat's wail cabaret"" with Katzenjammer"
"-shirt designs, posters, stage designs, early web design and the design of their well known contra bass balalaika Akerø. For twelve years Sol has designed and sewn her own clothes, and mostly all of her Katzenjammer stage outfits is from her self coutured collection. She has also sewn dresses as Katzenjammer merchandise. Sol has a side project with Unni Wilhelmsen and Hanne Mari Karlsen, where they play a variety of Wilhelmsen's and Sol's songs. The trio play 14 instruments together, and they all sing. At the moment she plays with Magnus Grønneberg in his solo project with his daughter Hanna"
"the comic strip ""The Captain and the Kids"" in the 1940s, taking over the strip around 1955. However, John would not sign the strip until after his father's death in 1968. He modernized the strip, introducing new characters and elements of science-fiction in the stories. He wrote and drew the strip until it was cancelled by United Feature Syndicate in 1979. (His father's original strip, ""The Katzenjammer Kids"", continued to be drawn by other artists until the early 2000s.) After retiring from cartooning, John Dirks became an avid sculptor, installing numerous fountains at various places in the world. John Dirks"
"happened because Dirks, in 1912, wanted to take a break after drawing the strip for 15 years, but the Hearst newspaper syndicate would not allow it. Dirks left anyway, and the strip was taken over by Harold Knerr. Dirks' last strip appeared March 16, 1913. Dirks sued, and after a long legal battle, the Hearst papers were allowed to continue ""The Katzenjammer Kids"", with Knerr as writer and artist. He took over permanently in the summer of 1914. However, Dirks was allowed to create an almost identical strip of his own for the rival Pulitzer newspapers, although he had to"
"After a series of legal battles between 1912 and 1914, Dirks left the Hearst organization and began a new strip, first titled Hans and Fritz and then The Captain and the Kids. It featured the same characters seen in ""The Katzenjammer Kids"", which was continued by Knerr. The two separate versions of the strip competed with each other until 1979, when ""The Captain and the Kids"" ended its six-decade run. ""The Katzenjammer Kids"" published its last strip on January 1, 2006, but is still distributed in reprints by King Features Syndicate, making it the oldest comic strip still in syndication"