| Danny Shanahan | |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation: | Cartoonist |
| Years Active: | 1988–2020 |
| Known For: | His work for The New Yorker |
| Alma Mater: | Paier College |
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.[1] [2] [3]
Daniel Patrick Shanahan was born on 11 July 1956 in Brooklyn, New York.[4] He spent his early life in Long Island and later in Bethlehem, Connecticut, where he attended Paier College.[4]
Shanahan formally started his career in the 1980s, when he became an unofficial cartoonist for the United States Tennis Association.[4]
Between 1988 and 2020, Shanahan worked for The New Yorker as a cartoonist and illustrator.[5] [6] During that period, he published more than nine hundred cartoons in the magazine.[7]
On December 10, 2020, he was arrested for possession of child pornography at his home in Rhinebeck, New York, at which point The New Yorker suspended his contract.[8] The case was not resolved by the time of his death from multiple organ failure on July 5, 2021.