Charles Addams Net Worth
Charles Addams Net Worth is
$1.3 Million
Charles Addams Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Charles Samuel Addams, or Chill as his friends called him, was born on January 7, 1912, in Westfield, New Jersey. Records show at the time of his birth the Addams' lived on Summit Avenue. They moved several times before taking up permanent residence in 1920 on Elm Street and stayed there until 1947. He attended public school in Westfield and was ... | Full Name | Charles Addams |
| Date Of Birth | January 7, 1912, Westfield, New Jersey, United States |
| Died | September 29, 1988, New York City, New York, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Westfield, New Jersey, USA |
| Profession | Writer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Education | Colgate University, Grand Central School of Art, Westfield High School, University of Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Marilyn Matthews Miller, Barbara Barb, Barbara Jean Day |
| Parents | Charles Huy Addams, Grace M. Spears |
| Awards | Hugo Award for Best Related Work, Special Edgars Award |
| Nominations | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction |
| Movies | Addams Family Reunion, Addams Family Values, The Addams Family, Halloween with the New Addams Family |
| TV Shows | The Addams Family |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Macabre humor |
| 2 | Drew cartoons with a macabre sense of humor akin to Edward Gorey but without the malice of the latter. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | His original description of Lurch: "This towering mute has been shambling around the house forever... He is not a very good butler but a faithful one... One eye is opaque, the scanty hair is damply clinging to his narrow flat head... generally the family regards him as something of a joke." |
| 2 | His original description of Grandmama Addams: "This disrespectful old hag is the mother of Gomez... she willingly helps with the dishes, cheats at solitaire and is roughly dishonest... the complexion is dark, the hair is white and frizzy and uncombed... she has a light beard and a large mole... foolishly good-natured... fumbling, weak character... is easily fooled." |
| 3 | His original description of Fester Addams: "Uncle Fester is incorrigible and except for the good nature of the family and the ignorance of the police, would ordinarily be under lock and key... the eyes are pig-like and deeply embedded... he likes to fish, but usually employs dynamite... he keeps falcons on the roof which he uses for hunting... his one costume, summer and winter is a black great coat with an enormous collar... he is fat with pudgy little hands and feet." |
| 4 | His original description of Wednesday Addams: "Child of woe is wane and delicate... sensitive and on the quiet side, she loves the picnics and outings to the underground caverns... a solemn child, prim in dress and, on the whole, pretty lost... secretive and imaginative, poetic, seems underprivileged and given to occasional tantrums... has six toes on one foot..." |
| 5 | His original description of Pugsley Addams: "An energetic monster of a boy... blond red hair, popped blue eyes and a dedicated troublemaker, in other words the kid next door... genius in his own way, he makes toy guillotines, full-size racks, threatens to poison his sister, can turn himself into a Mr. Hyde with an ordinary chemical set... his voice is hoarse... is sometimes allowed an occasional cigar." |
| 6 | His original description of Morticia Addams: "The real head of the family... low-voiced, incisive and subtle, smiles are rare... ruined beauty... contemptuous and original and with fierce family loyalty... even in disposition, muted, witty, sometimes deadly... given to low-keyed rhapsodies about her garden of deadly nightshade, henbane and dwarf's hair..." |
| 7 | His original description of Gomez Addams: "Husband to Morticia, if indeed they are married at all... a crafty schemer, but also a jolly man in his own way... though sometimes misguided... sentimental and often puckish - optimistic, he is in full enthusiasm for his dreadful plots... is sometimes seen in a rather formal dressing gown... the only one who smokes." |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Terrence Mann and Andrew Lippa's musical, "The Addams Family," at the Mercury Theater of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2015 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Midsize Musical Production. |
| 2 | Upon his death, he was cremated and his ashes were interred at the Charles Addams Estate Grounds, Sagaponeck, Suffolk County, New York in the family pet cemetery. |
| 3 | He was nominated for the 2012 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his contributions in the General Category. |
| 4 | In 1946 Addams met and became friends with sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury, after meeting at "Mademoiselle" magazine. The magazine was going to publish Bradbury's short story "Homecoming", the first in a series of tales about the Elliotts, a family of vampires living in Illinois (for which Addams had made an illustration). Addams and Bradbury were going to collaborate on a book chronicling the Elliott Family's complete history, with Bradbury writing and Addams illustrating, but it never happened. However, in October 2001 Bradbury's collection of tales on the Elliot Family was published, in an anthology called "From the Dust Returned." The book had Addams's original 1946 illustration on its cover, along with a narrative from Bradbury and an explanation of his work with Addams. |
| 5 | Addams served as an escort for celebrities on social occasions; his roster includes Greta Garbo, Joan Fontaine, and Jacqueline Kennedy. |
| 6 | Addams drew more than 1,300 cartoons over the course of his life. |
| 7 | A scholarship in his name was founded in 1991: the Charles Addams Art Scholarship. |
| 8 | From 1985, Addams lived in Sagaponack, New York. The estate where his family lived was nicknamed "The Swamp.". |
| 9 | In 1961, Addams received a Special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his body of work. |
| 10 | Noted director Alfred Hitchcock was a friend of Addams, and owned two pieces of original Addams art. In Hitchcock's film North by Northwest (1959), a scene pays homage to Addams: when Roger Thornhill meets Eve with Mr. Vandamm and Leonard, he comments, "The three of you together. Now that's a picture only Charles Addams could draw.". |
| 11 | During World War II, he served at the Signal Corps Photographic Center in New York, making animated training films for the Army. |
| 12 | His cartoons regularly appeared in the "New Yorker", as well as in "Collier's Weekly" and "TV Guide.". |
| 13 | His first drawing in "New Yorker" ran on February 6 1932, and was a sketch of a window washer. |
| 14 | He is mentioned in Edward Eager's fantasy novel "Knight's Castle," as Chas Addams (how he signed his cartoons.). |
| 15 | Because of The Addams Family (1964), "New Yorker" editor William Shawn banned the cartoons from his magazine, regarding the show as being at odds with the sophisticated readership he wished to cultivate. The ban was lifted after Shawn's 1987 retirement. |
| 16 | He married his third and final wife, Marilyn Matthews Miller in a pet cemetery. |
| 17 | At one point, his second wife Barbara got him to take out a $100,000 insurance policy. Addams consulted a lawyer on the sly, who later humorously wrote, "I told him the last time I had word of such a move was in a picture called Double Indemnity (1944) starring Barbara Stanwyck, which I called to his attention." In the movie, Stanwyck's character plotted her husband's murder; however, no one has accused Barbara Barb Addams of attempting the same. |
| 18 | In the divorce settlement with his second wife, Barbara Estella Barb (Lady Colyton), she was awarded copyright to some of his work. |
| 19 | His first marriage lasted eight years. |
| 20 | His first wife, Barbara Jean Day, was said to resemble his cartoon character Morticia Addams. |
| 21 | His father, Charles Huy Addams, was a piano-company executive who had studied to be an architect. |
| 22 | Childhood friends recall that he was "known as something of a rascal around the neighborhood" and "there was always a little group of boys at his house doing things.". |
| 23 | As a child, his nickname was "Chill.". |
| 24 | One friend said of him, "His sense of humor was a little different from everybody else's.". |
| 25 | He was described as artistically inclined, "drawing with a happy vengeance" according to a biographer. His father encouraged this practice in him. |
| 26 | He was fond of visiting the Presbyterian Cemetery on Mountain Avenue, New Jersey. |
| 27 | Addams did cartoons for the Westfield High School student literary magazine "Weathervane.". |
| 28 | He attended Colgate University in 1929-1930. |
| 29 | He attended the University of Pennsylvania in 1930-1931. Situated on the campus is a fine-arts building named after him, in front of which is a sculpture of the silhouettes of the Addams Family. |
| 30 | He attended the Grand Central School of Art in New York City in 1931-1932. |
| 31 | Television producer David Levy approached Addams with an offer to create a series based on his "Addams Family" cartoons (they met at the Palace Hotel lobby in New York). The Family was distinct characters but without personality, so Addams gave his characters names and more characteristics for the actors to use in portrayals. And so was born The Addams Family (1964). |
| 32 | Enjoyed the works of novelist John O'Hara. |
| 33 | Died behind the wheel of his Audi 4000 outside his Manhattan apartment, after suffering a fatal heart attack. |
| 34 | Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 8-10. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. |
| 35 | Member of Theta Chi Fraternity (Iota Chapter, Colgate University) |
| 36 | Addams was distantly related to U.S. presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, despite the different spellings of their last names, and was a first cousin twice removed to the noted social reformer Jane Addams. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New Addams Family | TV Series based on characters created by - 8 episodes, 1998 - 1999 characters - 3 episodes, 1998 - 1999 based on the characters created by - 2 episodes, 1999 | ||
| Addams Family Reunion | 1998 | TV Movie characters | |
| Addams Family Values | 1993 | characters | |
| The Addams Family | 1992-1993 | TV Series characters - 21 episodes | |
| The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt | 1993 | Video Game characters | |
| The Addams Family | 1991 | characters | |
| Uncle Fester's Quest: The Addams Family | 1989 | Video Game character: Fester | |
| Halloween with the New Addams Family | 1977 | TV Movie characters | |
| The Addams Family | 1973 | TV Series cartoons | |
| The Addams Family | 1964-1966 | TV Series based on characters created by - 64 episodes |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Dark House | 1963 | Hand in Title Sequence (uncredited) | |
| Cameo Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | Narrator |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murder by Death | 1976 | title drawings | |
| The Old Dark House | 1963 | drawings: title backgrounds - as Chas Addams |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird of Steel! | 2016 | special thanks filming |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartoon | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Addams Family Values (1993) |
| 1992 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Addams Family (1991) |
Known for movies
The Addams Family (1991)
as Writer
Addams Family Values (1993)
as Writer
The Addams Family (1964-1966)
as Writer
Addams Family Reunion (1998)
as Writer