Cheeseface Explained

Species:Dog
Death Date:1976 (aged 7-8)
Death Cause:Shot by a hunter
Known For:Appearing on a 1973 cover of National Lampoon magazine
Owner:Jimmy De Pierro
Birth Date:1968/1969
Mr. Cheeseface
Children:8
Death Place:East Charleston, Vermont, U.S.

Cheeseface (1968/1969 1976) was a dog who featured on the famous "Death" issue of the National Lampoon magazine, released January 1973. The cover, photographed by Ronald G. Harris,[1] showed the dog with a gun pointed to his head, and the caption "If You Don't Buy This Magazine, We'll Kill This Dog". The cover was voted No. 7 in the Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years by the American Society of Magazine Editors.[2] [3]

In early 1976, Cheeseface was shot and killed on the farm where he lived with his owner, Jimmy De Pierro, in East Charleston, Vermont, by an unnamed hunter. the identity and motivation of the assailant remain unknown.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Lampoon Issue #34 - Death. 4 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080720191946/http://www.marksverylarge.com/issues/7301.html. 20 July 2008.
  2. Web site: American Society of Magazine Editors Unveils Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years. American Society of Magazine Editors. https://web.archive.org/web/20090123232651/http://www.magazine.org/association/press/13806.aspx. 23 January 2009. Fajardo, Puerto Rico. 17 October 2005.
  3. Web site: ASME's Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years. American Society of Magazine Editors. 15 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20181104050040/http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contests/asmes-top-40-magazine-covers-last-40-years. 4 November 2018. dead.
  4. Web site: Bolles. Dan. Who Shot Mr. Cheeseface? The Vermont Demise of a Famous Mutt. 2020-09-25. Seven Days. en.