1912         Born January 7 to Grace M. Spear and Charles
                 Huey Addams in Westfield, NJ
1929         Graduates from Westfield Senior High School
                 Attends Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
1930         Attends University of Pennsylvania,
                 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1931         Attends Grand Central School of Art, New York City
1932         Sells his first “spot” sketch to The New Yorker
1933         Sells his first drawing to The New Yorker
1942         Publishes his first anthology of drawings Drawn and
                 Quartered with Random House, Inc.
1947         Publishes his second anthology of drawings Addams
                 and Evil with Random House, Inc.
1950         Illustrates John Kobler’s anthology of short stories
                 Afternoon in the Attic
                 Publishes his third anthology of drawings
                 Monster Rally
                 with Simon & Schuster.
1952         Participates in Bresdin and Other Masters of
                 the Weird
                 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
                 New York
1954         Publishes his fourth anthology of drawings
                 Homebodie with Simon & Schuster.
1956         Chas Addams’ New York exhibition at the Museum
                 of the City of New York
1957         Publishes his fifth anthology of drawings
                 Nightcrawlers with Simon & Schuster.
                 Addams and Anthropology exhibition at the University
                 Museum of the University of Pennsylvania
1959         Publishes his compilations book Dear Dead Days
1960         Publishes his sixth anthology of drawings Black Maria with Simon & Schuster.
1961         Donates 39 finished and preliminary drawings to the Museum of the City of New York
1962         Donates 33 preliminary drawings to the Museum of the City of New York
                 Drawn and Quartered is re-released by Simon & Schuster, Inc.
1964         The Addams Family television series premiers on ABC
                 Publishes his seventh anthology of drawings The Groaning Board
1965         Curates the traveling exhibition The Dark Mirror for The American Federation of Arts, New York City
                 Monster Rally is re-released by Simon & Schuster, Inc.
1967         Publishes The Chas Addams Mother Goose with Windmill Books, Inc.
1970         Publishes his eighth anthology of drawings My Crowd with Simon & Schuster, Inc.
1976         Publishes his ninth anthology of drawings Favorite Haunts with Simon & Schuster, Inc.
1979         Exhibition at the Faculty Club of the University of Pennsylvania
1980         Receives Honorary Doctoral Degree from University of Pennsylvania
1981         Publishes his tenth anthology of drawings Creature Comforts with Simon & Schuster.
1984         Participant in A Year at the New Yorker exhibition at the National Academy of Design, New York City
1988         Dies on September 29 in his car in front of his apartment in New York City