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Irving Joel Rafsky (October 3, 1900 - June 4, 1970), known as Jay Irving, was a cartoonist notable for his syndicated strip ''Pottsy'' about a good-natured, dutiful New York police officer, Pottsy, who sometimes came in conflict with his sergeant. Born in New York, Irving became familiar with police activities at an early age, since his father, Abraham Rafsky, was a captain in the New York Police Department. After attending Columbia University, Irving was employed as an insurance salesman and a police reporter for the ''New York Globe''.〔("Jay Irving, 69, Drew Comic Strip ''Pottsy''". ''The New York Times'', June 5, 1970. )〕 ==Cartoons== A self-taught artist, Irving became a sports cartoonist in the late 1920s. He drew the strip ''Bozo Blimp'' for King Features Syndicate and spent two years doing advertising art. Dorothy Prago and Jay Irving married in 1922, and their only child, Clifford Irving, was born November 5, 1930. Clifford Irving said about his father, "He didn’t want the family to know he was a cartoonist - they thought he was a respectable insurance salesman - and he also felt there was anti-Semitism in the cartoon business. So kept his work a secret from the family and his real name a secret from the cartoon world. He drew under his name Jay Irving, which was derived from his real name, Irving Joel Rafsky. Then, when he became successful, he confessed, and changed his name legally."〔(''The Thin Black Line: Jay Irving and His Cartoon Cops'', Hogan's Alley, 2010 )〕 In 1932, Irving began a 13-year association with ''Collier's'', drawing the weekly cartoon panel ''Collier's Cops''. He also did covers for ''Collier's'', including one for the October 26, 1940 issue. In 1946, he created the short-lived comic strip ''Willie Doodle'', also about a police officer, for the Herald-Tribune Syndicate.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jay Irving」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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