Milt Gross (1895-1953), was an Americancomic bookillustrator, and animator. 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... An animator is one who is involved in the process of animation. ...