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Danny Shanahan (July 11, 1956 – July 5, 2021) was an American cartoonist who was known for his work for The New Yorker, which he worked for until 2020, when he was arrested on a charge of child pornography.
Life and career
Danny Shanahan was born on 11 July 1956 in Brooklyn, New York. He spent his early life in Long Island and later in Bethlehem, Connecticut, where he attended Paier College.
Shanahan formally started his career in the 1980s, when he became an unofficial cartoonist for the United States Tennis Association.
Between 1988 and 2020, Shanahan worked for The New Yorker as a cartoonist and illustrator. During that period, he published more than nine hundred cartoons in the magazine.
Legal trouble
On December 10, 2020, he was arrested for possession of child pornography at his home in Rhinebeck, New York.
Books
- Buckledown the Workhound (1993)
- The Bus Ride That Changed History (2005)