Richard Cuffari - Illustrator

Richard Cuffari (1925-1978) was one of the most prolific illustrators in the 1970's for children's and young adult novels.  Here is a gallery of some of his book covers (he illustrated around 200 books).  He is one of my favorite artists and I'll read pretty much anything with a Cuffari cover.  If anyone knows anything about this artist's life, please share it with me.