Dik Browne

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Dik Browne
Born
Richard Arthur Allan Browne

(1917-08-11)August 11, 1917
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1989(1989-06-04) (aged 71)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
EducationCooper Union (attended)
OccupationCartoonist
Notable workHägar the Horrible
Children3, including Chance and Chris

Richard Arthur Allan Browne (August 11, 1917 – June 4, 1989) was an American cartoonist, best known for writing and drawing Hägar the Horrible and Hi and Lois.[1]

Early life and education

Dik Browne was born on August 11, 1917, in Manhattan.[2] He attended Cooper Union for a year,[2] then started work at the New York Journal-American as a copy boy. He later worked in the art department, drawing maps and charts.[2]

Career

In 1936, photographers and artists were banned from the

compulsory prostitution trial.[3][4] Browne slipped in undetected, and his courtroom sketches gave the New York Journal-American a news exclusive on the story.[3][4][5][6][7]

During World War II, in 1942, Browne joined the United States Army, and was assigned to draw maps and charts for an Army engineering unit, eventually rising to staff sergeant.[2] In his spare time, he created the comic "Ginny Jeep", a comic strip about the Women's Army Corps, appearing in Army and Air Force newspapers.[8][9]

In the late 1940s, he worked as an illustrator for

Campbell's Soup kids redesign, and a Mounds candy bar ad.[10][11]

From 1950 to 1960, he drew The Tracy Twins, a comic strip, for

Boys' Life.[2] His work for this strip, and for the Mounds candy bar ad, brought him to the attention of King Features Syndicate.[2]

In 1954, cartoonist

viking. The comic was then produced by his son Chris until 2023. Both strips have been successful, appearing in hundreds of newspapers for decades.[12]

Recognition

He got the

Elzie Segar Award.[citation needed
]

Personal life

Browne and his wife, Joan, had two sons and one daughter. He died of cancer on June 4, 1989, at the age of 71, in Sarasota, Florida.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Dik Browne, 71, Cartoonist, Dies". The New York Times. 5 June 1989. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-515-10225-3
    .
  3. ^ a b "'Hi and Lois' artist Browne dies". Tulsa World. AP. 5 June 1989. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "'Hagar the Horrible' creator dead of cancer at 71". UPI. June 4, 1989. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Dik Browne". lambiek.net. Retrieved Jan 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Charles 'Lucky' Luciano Trial: 1936". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ISBN 978-0-9717200-1-5
    .
  8. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  9. ^ "Dik Browne Cartoons An inventory of his cartoons". library.syr.edu at Syracuse University. Retrieved Jan 27, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c Conradt, Stacy (13 October 2015). "What Hägar the Horrible and the Chiquita Banana Girl Have in Common". mentalfloss.com. Minute Media. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Spotlight On: Dik Browne". National Cartoonists Society. September 9, 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Hagar The Horrible". comicskingdom.com. KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Chris Browne: Hagar the Horrible artist! INTERVIEW 2/4". Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved Jan 27, 2020 – via www.youtube.com.
  14. ^ "Dik Browne; Cartoonist Drew 'Hagar,' 'Hi and Lois'". Los Angeles Times. 1989-06-06. Retrieved 2019-10-02.

Sources

External links

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