A house on Elm Street, and another on Dudley Avenue into which police once caught him breaking and entering, are said to be the inspiration for the Addams Family mansion in his cartoons.
Dům na Elm Street a dům na Dudley Avenue, u kterého jej jednou policie chytila, jak se vloupal dovnitř, prý byly inspirací pro sídlo rodiny Addamsových v jeho komisech.