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Everett Walsh (1903-1976) ~ Athlete, Artist, Illustrator, Painter, Sportsman, Veteran
American illustrator Everett Walsh was born September 2, 1903 in 1746 Webster Avenue, Bronx, New York and he died at his seaside home in Oak Beach, Babylon, New York on September 4, 1976. First and foremost, Walsh was an accomplished illustrator who worked side by side with some of America's iconic artists from 1920 until 1970. He married Irish immigrant Mary Josephine "Molly" McGiver (1901-1964) on January 10, 1922 and they had two children, Wallace Everett Walsh (1922-1991) and Richard Everett Walsh (1926-2001). Walsh was the son of Edward Everett Walsh (1874-1955) who worked as a gas & steamfitter and union chief for the New York Consolidated Gas Company, later known as ConEd, and Eleanora Dohm (1874-1943). Walsh had two siblings, an older brother, Horace "Bud" Walsh (1901-1967) and a younger sister, Eleanor E. Walsh (1916-1997).

Career
Walsh's artistic talent was so refined he left school early and was hired as an advertising display artist at the New York Sun newspaper at the age of 16. It was while working for MacFadden Publications that he met his wife Molly McGiver (misspelled at immigration as McKeever)who was a receptionist for the same firm. Walsh's rise to the position of Creative Art Director for Bernar MacFadden's cornerstone publication - Liberty Magazine - came in 1933 at the age of 29. Liberty Magazine was the largest circulation weekly periodical in the world at the time. Prior to his work with Liberty Magazine, Walsh's art appeared on at least three MacFadden Publications magazine covers - Your Home Magazine - in the mid-1920s but largely his work consisted of creating art - uncredited - for volumes of advertising campaigns. His friendships included such fellow American illustrators as W.H. Campbell and Tore Asplund. During the mid-1930s, Walsh moved his family to Merrick, New York from the Bronx and he quickly became involved in countless civic and community-oriented groups where his leadership skills flourished. His love of sportfishing and boating grew concommitantly. His art also flourished, as did his reputation as one of the best illustrators in the country. He worked as the creative art director for Buchanan & Sons in Manhattan and immediately after serving in the US Coast Guard in World War II, he was appointed as the Creative Art Director for Warner Brothers (1945). At the age of 49 in 1952, he was then appointed as the creative art director for Columbia Pictures. Walsh's wife nephew, famous Hollywood actor John Irwin McGiver, was likely the beneficiary of Walsh's inherent and manifold connections in the film industry.

Associations
Walsh was first a commander of the South Shore Power Squadron based out of Freeport, New York, where he also owned a small tavern called "The Lodge." It was there he also served as the "Fleet Captain" of the Freeport Tuna Club and he was twice crowned National Champion in the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Championship.