| Harry Barton Paschall | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 27 November 1897 or 1896 |
| Died | 24 September 1957 |
| Resting place | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Weightlifter, magazine editor, cartoonist, author |
| Spouse | Myrtle Paschall |
Harry Paschall (27 November 1897 or 1896 – 24 September 1957) was an American weightlifter, magazine editor, cartoonist and the author of books. He was a cartoonist for Strength & Health and eventually its managing editor.
Life
As a boy, Paschall was impressed by seeing the strongman Arthur Saxon. He attended Marion High School in Marion, Ohio, graduating in 1915.
Paschall began his career as a cartoonist for the Pyramid Film Company in Dayton, and worked as a commercial artist for Jay H. Maish in Marion, Ohio, and for the New York Times. By the 1920s, he became a weightlifting instructor in Marion, where he founded the Weight Lifters' Club.
Paschall was hired by Strength & Health, initially as a cartoonist; his cartoon, "Bosco," was the namesake of a strongman. In a 1949 article, he criticized Joe Weider for promoting bodybuilding, arguing that bodybuilders were not "real strength athletes." From 1955 to his death in 1957, Paschall was the managing editor of the magazine.
Paschall married Pearl V. Middleton in Marion in 1917. With his wife Myrtle, he resided in York, Pennsylvania. He died of a heart attack in September 1957, at age 59, and he was buried in Columbus, Ohio.
Selected works
- Paschall, Harry B. (1950). Muscle Moulding: A Bosco Book for Advanced Bodybuilders. OCLC 877686311.
- Paschall, Harry B. (1951). Development of Strength: A Bosco Book. OCLC 18283691.
References
- "Harry Paschall". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Miss Middleton and Harry P. Paschall Wed". The Marion Star. June 11, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Glancing Backward: Ten Years Ago". The Marion Star. May 9, 1935. p. 8. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Harry B. Paschall Is Ohio's Strongest Man at 160 Pounds. Honor Conferred by Head of Continental Weight Lifters--May Make Olympic Games". The Marion Star. December 27, 1924. p. 7. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Beckwith, Kimberly; Todd, Jan (August 2005). "Strength, America's First Muscle Magazine: 1914-1935". Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture. 9 (1): 11–28.
- Weider, Joe; Weider, Ben; Steere, Mike (2006). Brothers of Iron: How the Weider Brothers Created the Fitness Movement and Built a Business Empire. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9781596701243. OCLC 771130314.
- Fair, John D. (2015). Mr. America: The Tragic History of a Bodybuilding Icon. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 108. ISBN 9780292760820. OCLC 904170545.
- ^ "Harry Paschall Dies From Heart Attack". The Gazette and Daily. York, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1957. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
