Don Herold

Don Herold (July 9, 1889 - June 1, 1966) was an American humorist, writer, illustrator, and cartoonist who wrote and illustrated many books and was a contributor to national magazines. He was born in Bloomfield, Indiana to Otto F. Herold and Clara Huyer Herold. He graduated from high school in 1907 and went on to the Art Institute of Chicago until 1908 when he transfered to the University of Indiana. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and in 1913 he graduated with an A.B. degree (Bachelor of the Arts or Artium Baccalaureatus). He married Katherine Porter Brown on August 12, 1916 and they had two children; one of whom was the writer Doris Herold Lund. He lived in Los Angeles in the 1920s and 1930s and New York City from 1940 to 1962. He died in Vero Beach, Florida.

11 Quotes

There's one thing about baldness, it's neat.

Don Herold

There is more sophistication and less sense in New York than anywhere else on the globe.

Don Herold

A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it.

Don Herold

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Don Herold

It is a good thing that life is not as serious as it seems to a waiter.

Don Herold

Don't ever slam a door, you might want to go back.

Don Herold

Poverty must have many satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people.

Don Herold

Why resist temptation? There will always be more.

Don Herold

Unhappiness is not knowing what we want, and killing ourselves to get it.

Don Herold

Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow.

Don Herold

Babies are such a nice way to start people.

Don Herold