Cartoonist and musician Skip Morrow has passed away. Dennis B. (Skip) Morrow circa 1951 – May 28, 2019cartoonist, illustrator, musicianFrom the obituary:All the while, he loved to sketch. His art mostly consisted of cartoons, although he was talented in several mediums. In 1974, while still playing music on the Cape in the summers, he went to […]
Cartoonist Joe Lanier has passed away.Joseph Phillip (Joe) Lanier November 19, 1937 – May 26, 2019 From the obituary:After finishing time in law enforcement, Lanier’s security industry career began in 1968 as an installing dealer and then progressed in 1973 with the formation of Texas-based Defensive Security Southwest, a wholesale distributor that became one of the […]
Illustrator and portrait artist Everett Raymond Kinstler has passed away.EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER August 5, 1926 – May 26, 2019 From the Portrait Society of America Facebook page:It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we share the news that Everett Raymond Kinstler passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019 after a brief illness. Famed […]
Famed Spanish illustrator Jordi Longarón has passed away.Jordi Longarón i Llopart (aka: Jorge Longarón) February 1 November 29, 1933 – May 10, 2019 Spanish comic artist Jordi Longarón made a name for himself throughout Europe; in the United States he was known as Jorge Longarón, artist of the Friday Foster comic strip. above: the first Friday […]
Cartoonist Nurit Karlin has passed away.Updated May 8 with the New York Times obituary. Nurit Karlin December 26, 1938 – April 30, 2019Michael Maslin is reporting the death of Nurit Karlin.Ms. Karlin was the only female cartoonist in the pages of The New Yorker from [Mary Petty’s last cartoon in] April of 1966 through July of […]
Cartoonist Peter Vatsures has passed away.Peter Spiro Vatsures July 26, 1930 – April 15, 2019art director, painter, musician From the obituary:After a short volunteer tour of active duty in the U.S. Army, he moved to New York City to begin his life-long pursuit of artistic expression. Peter sold several cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post Magazine […]
(updated with the family’s loving obituary)Editorial cartoonist Dwane Powell has passed away.Drexal Dwane Powell, Jr. November 7, 1944 – April 14, 2019Dwane’s papers are at the University of North Carolina, their biographical note:Drexel Dwane Powell Jr., an editorial cartoonist, was born 7 November 1944 in Lake Village, Arkansas. He began drawing editorial cartoons while in […]
Animator and Pogo artist Don Morgan has passed away.Donald Lester (Don) Morgan May 16, 1938 – March 31, 2019 From the obituary:He grew up in Mechanicsburg, Penn., and joined the Navy three days after graduation from high school. After his time in the Navy he went to Pratt Institute and majored in industrial design, although he […]
Gag writer Harold Emery has passed away.Harold Rodney Emery May 31, 1920 – March 20, 2019From the obituary:For the better part of his life, Harold was a contributing writer for a number of comic strips including, Dennis the Menace, Archie, Mrs. Fitz, Senator Caucus, Priscilla’s Pop, Laugh-in, The Lockhorns, Bumper Snickers, Ziggy, Agatha Crumm, and […]
Champion Pluggers contributor Reed Hoover has passed away.Reed Hoover February 16, 1931 – March 25, 2019 From the obituary:In 1952 he joined his father in business at H&S Company. He ran the business until he retired. Reed had a strong interest in history and paleontology. He was published and cited for his work at SMU, including […]
Comic artist Ken Bald has passed away.Kenneth Bruce (Ken) Bald August 1, 1920 – March 17, 2019 From the obituary:Upon graduating Pratt in 1941, Bald’s talent landed him a job at the Jack Binder Art Studio in Englewood, NJ. Quickly recognized for his flair for main characters and a smooth inking style, the young Bald moved […]
Tumbleweeds creator Tom K. Ryan has passed away.Thomas Kreusch (Tom K.) Ryan (aka T. K. Ryan) June 6, 1926 – March 12, 2019 From the above linked funeral home obituary:Tom began his career as a commercial artist in Muncie, Indiana. His love of the old west and his creative vision merged in 1965 as he created […]
King Features has noted the passing of Tom K. Ryan. Tom’s Tumbleweeds collections were some of my most favored comic books. Ger Apeldoorn has a few Tumbleweeds comic strips at his site, including some of the first ones. Here’s the beginning of a site dedicated to Tom and Tumbleweeds. And here’s Tom’s Tumbleweeds site. A proper obituary as details emerge.
Cartooning children’s show host ‘Sailor Bob’ Griggs has passed away.Robert Thomas (Bob) Griggs (aka Sailor Bob) November 21, 1933 – February 20, 2019 A generation of Virginians living within reception distance of WRVA-TV in Richmond grew up on Popeye cartoons presented by Sailor Bob.The character was created in 1959 for the sole purpose of introducing Popeye […]
Famed Disney archivist Dave Smith has passed away.David Rollin (Dave) SmithOctober 13, 1940 – February 15, 2019 From the Hollywood Reporter obituary (linked above): Over a 40-year career, Smith created and grew a department for preserving Disney’s films, television projects, theme parks and more in addition to penning several books on Disney history and writing magazine […]