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Clarence Day
1874–1935
Known for turning family life into warm, sharply observed humor, this American writer and cartoonist is best remembered for Life with Father. His work mixes gentle satire with an affectionate eye for the rituals and personalities of old New York.
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About the author
Born in New York City in 1874, Clarence Day Jr. was an American author, cartoonist, and humorist. He studied at St. Paul's School and Yale, later working in his father's brokerage firm before becoming known for his writing and drawings.
Day wrote essays, sketches, and illustrated pieces that often drew on family life and upper-class New York society with a light, comic touch. Among his best-known books are This Simian World, The Crow's Nest, God and My Father, and especially Life with Father, the autobiographical work most closely tied to his lasting reputation.
He died in 1935, the same year Life with Father was published. His writing has endured because it feels lively and personal, blending wit, observation, and real affection for the people he portrayed.