Rose to fame for creating the long-running comic series Dondi and The Gumps, which he drew for over 24 years.
He served in the U.S. Army and studied at the Art Students League.
Sidney Smith, the original creator of The Gumps, died in 1935.
His parents, Emma and Max Edson, had him in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Actor Martin Landau worked as his assistant during the early '50s.
