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# Bob Mankoff

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Robert Mankoff is an American cartoonist, editor, and author. He was the cartoon editor for The New Yorker for nearly twenty years. Before he succeeded Lee Lorenz as cartoon editor at The New Yorker, Mankoff was a New Yorker cartoonist for twenty years.

##  Quotes by Bob Mankoff

> [“I have entered the New Yorker's Cartoon Caption Contest almost weekly virtually since it began and have never even been a finalist.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mankoff/i-have-entered-the-new-yorker-s-cartoon-caption-contest-almost-weekly/)

Bob Mankoff

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