Milt Gross

Milt Gross (; March 4, 1895 – November 29, 1953) was an American cartoonist and animator. His work is noted for its exaggerated cartoon style and Yiddish-inflected English dialogue. He originated the non-sequitur "Banana Oil!" as a phrase deflating pomposity and posing. His character Count Screwloose's admonition, "Iggy, keep an eye on me!", became a national catchphrase. The National Cartoonists Society fund to aid indigent cartoonists and their families for many years was known as the Milt Gross Fund. In 2005, it was absorbed by the Society's Foundation, which continues the charitable work of the Fund.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 4, 1895 (New York City), Died November 28, 1953 (Pacific Ocean)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: author, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	[Trial 1926-05-19-01]	10-in.	5/19/1926	Nice baby	Samuel G. Cahan	Recitation	author
Columbia	W140502	10-in.	4/7/1925	Banana oil	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W143428	10-in.	3/7/1927	De sturry from Captain John Smeet with Pumpkinhontas	Mory Leaf	Comic monologue	author
Columbia	W143431	10-in.	3/7/1927	De sturry from Weeliam Tell	Mory Leaf	Comic monologue, unaccompanied	author

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gross, Milt," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103907.

Gross, Milt. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103907.

"Gross, Milt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.