Larry Katzman (Kaz)

Laughter is the best medicine and Kaz cartoons are one of the world's most effective remedies.

Over three million copies of his Nellie Nifty, RN book collections and greeting cards in five languages have helped people get well sooner.

Larry's Nurse Nellie cartoons have appeared in newspapers and magazines in 21 countries and were awarded the Palma d'Oro, the highest prize in international cartooning at the 19th International Salon of Humor in Bordighera, Italy.

He is a long-time director and officer of the National Cartoonists Society and its charity arm, The Milt Gross Fund, and recipient of the Silver T-Square Award for service to the organization. In 2005 he was further honored with the society's prestigious Gold Key/ NCS Hall of Fame Award.

Larry Katzman, now semi-retired, led a double life. An electrical engineer and inventor, he built a small family company into the world's largest manufacturer of electric health appliances, with over 3500 employees at factories, offices and warehouses throughout the globe. Its Kaz, Vicks and Honeywell branded products include vaporizers, humidifiers, heating pads, air cleaners, thermometers, fans and heaters. On evenings and weekends he could be found moonlighting as Kaz the cartoonist and puzzle creator.

In semi-retirement he is again Kaz the cartoonist and creator of HeadLines and GagLines acrostic-type puzzles and a new French-language version, A La Une.

Larry lives in New York City and nearby Westchester County. His three children have given him six grandchildren, the apples of his eye.

The Nellie Nifty, RN Cartoon Album, Horizon Printing, 1953
Nellie Nifty's Cartoons for Doctors Only, Fenway Press 1959
Taking a Turn for the Nurse, Pyramid Books 1956
Nellie the Nurse, Dell First Edition 1958
Nellie's Bedfellows, Dell 1960
Nellie's New Frontier, Dell 1961
Calling Nurse Nellie, Dell 1961
Nellie's Surprise Party, Dell 1962
Nellie's Cartoons to Get Well By, Dell 1964
Nurse Nellie's Naughties, Dell 1964
Nurse Nellie's Cartoons to Get Well By, The Cartoon Library 1964
Nurse Nellie's Laff-In, Dell 1968
Nellie the Nurse, Dell (reissued) 1968
Nellie and the Pill, Dell 1970

Nellie's Sweet Sexteen, Pocket Books 5 1/4 x 73/4" special format 1966
Happy New Baby, Pocket Books 5 1/4 x 73/4" special format 1966

For Doctors Only, Panther Books (England), 1959
Nellie's Bedfellows, Panther Books (England), 1961
Calling Nurse Nellie, Panther Books (England), 1962

Caricaturas de la Enfermera Nellie, Paraninfo (Spain) 1968 (Nellie's Sweet Sexteen)
Feliz Nino Nuevo, Paraninfo (Spain) 1968 (Happy New Baby)

Soster Nellies Meriter, Medicinsk Forlag (Denmark) 1962 (Danish)
Goddag Igen Soster Nellie, Medicinsk Forlag (Denmark) 1962 (Danish)
Syster Nellies Bedrifter, Medicinska Forlaget (Denmark) 1963 (Swedish)

Prima y Dopo I Pasti, Elmo Editore (Italy) 1965

Get Well Soon, Gibson Greeting Cards, Hardbound Gift Book 1977 5 3/4" x 8"

HeadLines® Puzzle Books

HeadLines (acrostic-type puzzles) Volume 1, Times Books division of Random House 1993
HeadLines (acrostic-type puzzles) Volume 2, Times Books division of Random House 1993

KazCards Greeting Card Series

Gibson Greeting Cards 12-card series 1975
Norcross Greeting Cards 12-card series 1989
Regency Greeting Cards (Australia) 12-card series 1976
Stanley Newcombe Greeting Cards (New Zealand) 12-card series 1976