the cartoons' lasting impact on modern media would not be possible without its creator's real-life wife and matriarch. While Charles Addams based Gomez on himself, and Morticia on his "ideal" wife ...

While the original cartoon patriarch had no name, the character created for TV by John Astin became “Gomez Addams,” a passionate Latin lover, ready to dance the seguidilla, a habanera ...

The rest of the cast, which included Raul Julian as Gomez ... about honouring creator Charles Addams’ original vision for his characters. They began life as cartoons published in The New ...