Birthdate: January 7, 1912

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Westfield, New Jersey, United States

Died: September 29, 1988

Mostly known as a cartoonist for The New Yorker, Charles Addams was known for including dark humor in his works. Also known by his pseudonym, Chas Addams, he gained fame for his cartoons about a family of ghosts, which later inspired The Addams Family series of the 1960s.