Ralph Dunagin
Ralph Dunagin | |
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| Born | June 19, 1937 Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Died | June 24, 2020 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
Raymond Ralph Dunagin Jr. (June 19, 1937 – June 24, 2020) was an American cartoonist for the
Early life and education
Dunagin was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He graduated from
Career
He spent about 40 years as the art director and editorial cartoonist for the Orlando Sentinel as well as an editorial board member. He also created the comic strips Dunagin's People and Grin and Bear It. He and Dana Summers, another Sentinel cartoonist who worked with him for 30 years, worked together on the comic strip The Middletons. Dunagin was called a "southern gentleman" and his obituary called has work "witty, relatable drawings." He had Parkinson's disease and vascular dementia when he died at 83 in 2020 in Houma, Louisiana.[4]
References
- ^ Degg, D. D. (June 24, 2020). "Ralph Dunagin--RIP". The Daily Cartoonist. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Search Results Web results Orlando Sentinel cartoonist Ralph Dunagin dies at 83". Orlando Sentinel. June 24, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Quinnelly, Lorrie J. "Petal High graduates get sent to Hall today", Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, volume 98, number 146, May 26, 1994, City/State section, page 5A. (subscription required)
- ^ Cassidy, Dana (June 24, 2020). "Ralph Dunagin, editorial cartoonist and two-time Pulitzer finalist, dies at 83". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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