George McManus
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George McManus was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Irish immigrant Jiggs and his wife Maggie, the main characters of his syndicated comic strip, Bringing Up Father.
McManus having a coffee in 1952
George McManus and Florence Bergere; composite by Marguerite Martyn for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1910
Card by George McManus featuring his Bringing Up Father characters
Maggie and Jiggs in a scene from the 1914 play
Jiggs and Maggie Out West
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Jiggs and Maggie Out West is a 1950 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and George McManus. It is the final film in the Jiggs and Maggie film series fe
George McManus
…annually until 1950, when Yule died. George McManus himself appeared as a surprise guest in the first film (Bringing Up Father, 1946) and the last (Jiggs and Maggie Out West, 1950). For his contribution to American humor, Roanoke College honored McManus with an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters…
Jiggs and Maggie Out West