Harry Paschall (27 November 1897 or 1896 – 24 September 1957)[1] 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.[2]
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.[2][3] By the 1920s, he became a weightlifting instructor in Marion, where he founded the Weight Lifters' Club.[4]
Paschall was hired by Strength & Health, initially as a cartoonist; his cartoon, "Bosco," was the namesake of a strongman.[5][6] In a 1949 article, he criticized Joe Weider for promoting bodybuilding, arguing that bodybuilders were not "real strength athletes."[7] From 1955 to his death in 1957, Paschall was the managing editor of the magazine.[8]
Paschall married Pearl V. Middleton in Marion in 1917.[2] With his wife Myrtle, he resided in York, Pennsylvania.[8] He died of a heart attack in September 1957, at age 59, and he was buried in Columbus, Ohio.[8]
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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "Harry Paschall Dies From Heart Attack". The Gazette and Daily. York, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1957. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
