Gerry Gersten (October 17, 1927 – January 12, 2017) was a prominent political caricaturist renowned for his pencil on vellum technique. He gained recognition in the 1960s for his work in various prominent publications such as The New York Times and Rolling Stone. He notably illustrated features for Mad magazine from 1986 to 2001. His caricatures were highly regarded by personalities such as football player Joe Namath and George H. W. Bush, the latter describing Gersten's work as a 'masterpiece' and receiving the original as a gift.
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Meaning of the name - Gerry
spearman, warrior
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Gerry Gersten belongs to the GI Generation group.
Occupation: cartoonist | comics artist | illustrator
Employers: The New York Times | New York | Sports Illustrated | Time | Newsweek | Rolling Stone | Esquire | Mad
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 17, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 17, 2025 |
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| Sun | 23 Libra 19 | 24 Libra 34 | 2 Aquarius 28 |
| Moon | 24 Cancer 32 | 11 Virgo 53 | 13 Aquarius 11 |
| Mercury | 17 Scorpio 50 | 15 Scorpio 46 | 12 Aquarius 13 |
| Venus | 13 Virgo 9 | 4 Libra 45 | 23 Sagittarius 33 |
| Mars | 24 Libra 25 | 17 Scorpio 23 | 3 Capricorn 24 |
| Jupiter | 25 Pisces 20 | 24 Cancer 10 | 0 Aries 4 |
| Saturn | 5 Sagittarius 22 | 26 Pisces 28 | 16 Sagittarius 12 |
| Uranus | 0 Aries 33 | 0 Gemini 47 | 0 Aries 20 |
| Neptune | 28 Leo 37 | 0 Aries 6 | 28 Leo 29 |
| Pluto | 17 Cancer 10 | 1 Aquarius 21 | 15 Cancer 45 |
| Rahu | 21 Gemini 38 | 16 Pisces 9 | 16 Gemini 26 |
| Ketu | 21 Sagittarius 38 | 16 Virgo 9 | 16 Sagittarius 26 |
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