Who created the cartoon character 'Blondie'?
"Blondie (radio) Blondie is a radio situation comedy adapted from the long-run ""Blondie"" comic strip by Chic Young. The radio program had a long run on several networks from 1939 to 1950. After Penny Singleton was cast in the title role of the feature film ""Blondie"" (1938), co-starring with Arthur Lake as Dagwood (the first in a series of 28 produced by Columbia Pictures); she and Lake repeated their roles December 20, 1938, on ""The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope"". The appearance with Hope led to their own show, beginning July 3, 1939, on CBS as a summer replacement for"
"Chic Young Murat Bernard ""Chic"" Young (January 9, 1901March 14, 1973) was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip ""Blondie"". His 1919 ""William McKinley High School Yearbook"" cites his nickname as Chicken, source of his familiar pen name and signature. According to King Features Syndicate, Young had a daily readership of 52 million. Stan Drake, who drew ""Blondie"" in the 1980s and 1990s, stated that Young ""has to go down in history as one of the geniuses of the industry."" Born in Chicago, Illinois, Young began drawing with the encouragement of his mother, who was an artist. Although his"
"Dean Young (cartoonist) Dean Wayne Young (born July 2, 1938) is the head writer of the popular comic strip ""Blondie"", which he inherited from his father Chic Young, who died in 1973. Since then, Dean Young has collaborated on ""Blondie"" with several artists Jim Raymond (1973–81), Mike Gersher (1981–84), Stan Drake (1984–97) and Denis Lebrun (1997–2005). Currently, ""Blondie"" is drawn by John Marshall, who works with his assistant Frank Cummings. In 1986, Young talked about his gag situations, his approach to the characters of Blondie and Dagwood and satisfying his readers. He also explained how he could be in Vermont"
"or Florida and collaborate with Stan Drake at his studio in Westport, Connecticut using Exxon's Qwip fax machine: Dean Young (cartoonist) Dean Wayne Young (born July 2, 1938) is the head writer of the popular comic strip ""Blondie"", which he inherited from his father Chic Young, who died in 1973. Since then, Dean Young has collaborated on ""Blondie"" with several artists Jim Raymond (1973–81), Mike Gersher (1981–84), Stan Drake (1984–97) and Denis Lebrun (1997–2005). Currently, ""Blondie"" is drawn by John Marshall, who works with his assistant Frank Cummings. In 1986, Young talked about his gag situations, his approach to the"
"John Marshall (cartoonist) John Marshall is an American cartoonist, best known as the artist of the ""Blondie"" comic strip since 2005. He works closely with scripter Dean Young, son of the strip's creator, Chic Young. Born in Waverly, New York, John Marshall took an interest in cartooning at an early age. He was bored during the summer between the fourth and fifth grades and began drawing ""Peanuts"" characters on brown paper bags. When he was 14, his career as a cartoonist was jump-started by his grandmother who urged him to send cartoons to ""Parade"". On his first try, ""Parade"" bought"
"the Apollo Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1973 at age 72. He had been in ill health for some time, remaining near his home in Clearwater, FL. ""Blondie"" is currently written by Chic Young's son, Dean Young, and illustrated by John Marshall with his assistant Frank Cummings. Chic Young received the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for ""Blondie"" in 1948, only one of many awards. Chic Young Murat Bernard ""Chic"" Young (January 9, 1901March 14, 1973) was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip ""Blondie"". His 1919 ""William McKinley High School Yearbook"" cites his nickname as Chicken,"
"Ann Barnes Ann Barnes (June 17, 1945 – September 13, 2005) was an actress and pop singer, best known for appearing as Cookie Bumstead on the short-lived television series ""Blondie"" (1957), based on the popular Chic Young comic strip. In the series executive-produced by Hal Roach, Arthur Lake reprised the role of Dagwood, first essayed in the feature films produced by Columbia Pictures in the 1930s–1940’s. “Blondie” was played in the TV series by Pamela Britton. Barnes played the Bumsteads' daughter as a bright, precocious girl, full of worldly wisdom, and terribly fond of cake. The energetic actress would often"
"Dagwood Bumstead Dagwood Bumstead is a main character in cartoonist Chic Young's long-running comic strip ""Blondie"". He first appeared some time before 17 February 1933. He was originally heir to the Bumstead Locomotive fortune but was disowned when he married a flapper (originally known as Blondie Boopadoop) whom his family saw as below his class. He has since worked hard at J. C. Dithers & Company (currently as the construction company's office manager) to support his family. The Bumsteads' first baby, Alexander, was originally named Baby Dumpling. The name of his younger sister, Cookie, was chosen by readers in a"
"90 when he died in 1984. He received the National Cartoonists Society's Silver T-Square Award in 1977. Lyman Young Lyman W. Young (October 20, 1893 – February 12, 1984) was an American cartoonist who created the strip ""Tim Tyler's Luck"". His younger brother, Chic Young, was the creator of ""Blondie"". Like his brother, Lyman Young was encouraged to do artwork by his mother, who was a painter. After Young studied at the Chicago Art Institute and served in World War I, he worked as a salesman. He began his career as a cartoonist in 1924 by stepping in to draw"
"of the National Cartoonists Society. In addition to experimenting with digital photography, he enjoys following his favorite football team, the New York Giants, and creating sports paintings. John and Cheryl Marshall have a son, John. John Marshall (cartoonist) John Marshall is an American cartoonist, best known as the artist of the ""Blondie"" comic strip since 2005. He works closely with scripter Dean Young, son of the strip's creator, Chic Young. Born in Waverly, New York, John Marshall took an interest in cartooning at an early age. He was bored during the summer between the fourth and fifth grades and began"
"radio; the ""Blondie"" radio program had a long run spanning several networks. Initially a 1939 summer replacement program for ""The Eddie Cantor Show"" (sponsored by Camel Cigarettes), ""Blondie"" was heard on CBS until June 1944, when it moved briefly to NBC. Returning to CBS later that year, ""Blondie"" continued there under a new sponsor (Colgate-Palmolive) until June 1949. In its final season, the series was heard on ABC from October 1949 to July 1950. Two ""Blondie"" TV sitcoms have been produced to date, each lasting only one season. Blondie and Dagwood made a brief animated appearance in ""The Fantastic Funnies"","
"Lyman Young Lyman W. Young (October 20, 1893 – February 12, 1984) was an American cartoonist who created the strip ""Tim Tyler's Luck"". His younger brother, Chic Young, was the creator of ""Blondie"". Like his brother, Lyman Young was encouraged to do artwork by his mother, who was a painter. After Young studied at the Chicago Art Institute and served in World War I, he worked as a salesman. He began his career as a cartoonist in 1924 by stepping in to draw C. W. Kahles' comic strip ""The Kelly Kids"". In 1927, he created his own strip, ""The Kid"
"January 7, 2007. Former ""Cracked"" cartoonist Frank Cummings was Marshall's assistant on ""Blondie"" from 2004 until his death in 2014. Computer technology made it possible for Marshall, Young and Cummings to collaborate even though they live in three different states. Cummings lived in Birmingham, Alabama, while Young alternates between Vermont and Florida. Young says that Marshall and Cummings were ""doing a most wonderful job"". At his Binghamton basement studio, jazz buff Marshall listens to jazz while he draws ""Blondie"". To capture the finely polished inking details seen in ""Blondie"", Marshall works on a Wacom tablet linked to his Macintosh. First"
"son Dean, who had been assisting with the writing for about ten years, took over as head writer. Raymond continued as the artist and began sharing a byline credit with Dean soon after. Raymond's health began to fail in 1979, and he died in late 1981 from cancer. After his death, he was succeeded by Mike Gersher, who had assisted him for about 17 years. All ""Blondie"" artists since that time have stuck closely to the style that Jim Raymond refined, with small modifications to keep props and clothing styles contemporary. Jim Raymond Jim Raymond (1917–1981) was a comic strip"
"Blondin et Cirage Blondin et Cirage (""Blondin and Cirage"", literally ""Blondy"" and ""Shoe polish"") is a Belgian humoristic adventure comic strip by Jijé created in 1939 for the Catholic children's magazine ""Petits Belges"". The comic was also published in its Flemish counterpart ""Zonneland"", initially under the name ""Wietje en Krol"", later as ""Blondie en Blinkie"". It stars two boys, Blondin – who is white – and Cirage – who is black. Blondin is a white, blond-haired boy who functions as the straight man of the comic. Cirage is a black boy who functions as his comedic sidekick, yet is equally"
"Paul Fung Jr. Paul Fung Jr. (March 9, 1923 – April 8, 2016) was an American cartoonist who drew the ""Blondie"" comic book for 40 years. He was the son of Paul Fung, a cartoonist who drew the comic strip ""Dumb Dora"" for several years. He has 2 children, Paul (Randy) Fung III and Lori Fung. Both still reside in Greenwich. He was Chic Young's assistant on the ""Blondie"" newspaper strip from 1949 until 1965. Fung Jr. also contributed to the ""Blondie"" comic book with his ""Flash Foley, News Photographer"" stories. He was the son of Paul Fung, a cartoonist"
"Lieber has said Drake was the biggest influence on his work. In 1984, Drake replaced Mike Gersher as the artist on ""Blondie"" (written by Dean Young), and he continued drawing the strip until his death. His assistant on ""Blondie"" was Denis Lebrun. He was a prolific painter and created portraits of more than 40 cartoonists, work displayed at the Comic Artist's Museum in Sarasota, Florida. Drake drew comic books for Marvel Comics such as ""The Pitt"". Internationally, he is known for the artwork on the ""Kelly Green"" series of graphic novels about a young widow who fights crime in the"
"Gersher, Stan Drake, Denis Lebrun, and John Marshall. Despite these changes, ""Blondie"" has remained popular, appearing in more than 2,000 newspapers in 47 countries and translated into 35 languages. Since 2006, ""Blondie"" has also been available via email through King Features' DailyINK service. Originally designed to follow in the footsteps of Young's earlier ""pretty girl"" creations ""Beautiful Bab"" and ""Dumb Dora"", ""Blondie"" focused on the adventures of Blondie Boopadoop—a carefree flapper girl who spent her days in dance halls along with her boyfriend Dagwood Bumstead, heir to a railroad fortune. The name ""Boopadoop"" derives from the scat singing lyric that"
"Young died of jaundice, Raymond was considered experienced enough to take over both writing and drawing the strip for a year. In 1938, Chic Young returned from his sabbatical, resuming his place as the main writer of ""Blondie"". Raymond continued to play a major role in creating the artwork, in addition to a short stint assisting his brother Alex on ""Jungle Jim"" around 1944. In 1950, due to Chic's diminishing eyesight, Raymond permanently became the lead artist of ""Blondie"" and began to develop the distinctive style that the strip uses to this day. Chic Young died in 1973 and his"
"television. In 1950, NBC optioned Telecomics' product and repackaged it as ""NBC Comics"". In 1951, Slesinger acquired the rights to make a ""Blondie"" television show with Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumsteadand his wife ""Pat Lake"" starred as ""Blondie."" at the request of ""Randolph Hearst"" who cared for her as if she was his daughter. Pat Lake nee:Patricia Van Cleeve Lake an American socialite, actress and radio comedian, was also ""Marion Davies""nice. Slesinger was completing the pilot episode at the time of his death on December 17, 1953. Amid the shock and confusion of his unexpected passing, the reels of the"
"""Blondie"". He attended Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, graduating in 1990. Nicholas studied animation at University of the Arts (Philadelphia) beginning in 1991. In 1993, while working at La Salle University, he created ""The Adventures of Jamar & Patrick, or Patrick & Jamar, Whatever..."" alongside his friend and co-writer, Patrick White. The weekly, half-page comic appeared in The Collegian (La Salle University) from 1993 to 1994. Nicholas began his professional career as a comic book artist in 1997 by self-publishing ""The Jamar Chronicles"", which consists of two full-length comic books. In 2002, he created ""Detective Boogaloo: Hip-Hop"
"makeup, requiring the panel to guess his line, which celebrity panelist Phyllis Newman did. Gordon Ramsey Gordon Ramsey (June 19, 1930 – November 5, 1993) was an American television, stage, and voice actor, who was based in New York City. Some of his notable performances included hosting a local children's television show as ""Bozo the Clown"" and voicing characters in the animated series ""Star Blazers"". He appeared in the 1979 Broadway musical ""Carmelina"" and sang on the show's original cast recording. In a 1969 episode of the TV show ""What's My Line?"", Ramsey appeared as Bozo the Clown as a"
"Charles Thorson Charles Gustav Thorson (29 August 1890 – 7 August 1966) was a Canadian political cartoonist, character designer, children's book author and illustrator. Thorson is best known as the man who designed and named Bugs Bunny. Thorson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, of Icelandic descent. Politician Joseph Thorson was his older brother. From 1935 to 1945, Thorson worked in American animation studios, including The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. He created hundreds of cartoon characters, including Snow White, Elmer Fudd, Little Hiawatha, Sniffles the Mouse, 'Inki and the Mynah', The Lady Known as Lou, and Twinkletoes. In"
"Babies (also produced by Marvel and aired on CBS), both Blondie and Dagwood make a cameo appearance. Blondie tells Dagwood that he is going to be late for work. As Dagwood rushes to the door where he knocks into the Muppet Babies who accidentally fall in their comic strip. Frank Welker who voiced Dagwood in the TV special also voiced Baby Kermit and Skeeter on Muppet Babies. Baby Kermit and Baby Piggy even parodied Blondie and Dagwood in one scene. Over the years, ""Blondie"" characters have been merchandised as dolls, coloring books, toys, salt and pepper shakers, paint sets, paper"
"Jackie Ormes Jackie Ormes (August 1, 1911 – December 26, 1985) is known as the first African-American woman cartoonist and creator of the ""Torchy Brown"" comic strip and the ""Patty-Jo 'n' Ginger"" panel. Jackie Ormes was born Zelda Mavin Jackson on August 1, 1911 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to parents William Winfield Jackson and Mary Brown Jackson. Her father William, the owner of a printing company and movie theater proprietor, was killed in an automobile accident in 1917. This resulted in the then six-year old Jackie and her older sister Dolores in the care of their aunt and uncle for a"
"more than 15,000 ""Blondie"" strips. Described by former King Features president Joseph Connelly as ""the greatest story teller of his kind since the immortal Charles Dickens,"" Young at his peak received more fan mail than any other cartoonist. His other works include the strip ""Colonel Potterby and the Duchess"", which ran as a topper strip on the ""Blondie"" page from 1935 through 1963. Young worked with several assistants, including Alex Raymond and Ray McGill. Alex Raymond's younger brother, Jim Raymond, who began as Young's assistant in 1935, took over all the art in 1950 when Young's eyesight began to fail."
"have been involved in a previous ""Peanuts"" project, save for Kristin Chenoweth, who won a Tony Award for her performance as Sally Brown in ""You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"" on Broadway. Bill Melendez José ""Bill"" Cuauhtémoc Meléndez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was a Mexican–American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer known for his cartoons for Walt Disney Productions (working on four Disney films ""Pinocchio"", ""Fantasia"", ""Dumbo"" and ""Bambi""), Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and the ""Peanuts"" series. Melendez provided the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock in the latter as well. A native of Hermosillo, Sonora,"
"with his wife, Lori. Frank Bolle Frank W. Bolle (born June 23, 1924) is an American comic-strip artist, comic-book artist and illustrator, best known as the longtime artist of the newspaper strips ""Winnie Winkle"" and ""The Heart of Juliet Jones""; for stints on the comic books ""Tim Holt"" and ""Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom""; and as an illustrator for the Boy Scouts of America magazine ""Boys' Life"" for 18 years. With an unknown writer, he co-created the masked, Old West comic-book heroine the Black Phantom. Bolle sometimes used the pen name FWB and, at least once, F. L. Blake."
"Denis Lebrun Denis Lebrun (born April 30, 1958) is a comic strip artist best known for his collaboration with Dean Young on the ""Blondie"" comic strip. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Lebrun entered the comic strip field in 1975 with ""Rolling with Roger"" in the ""Tampa Neighbor"" newspaper. In 1976, Lebrun had a daily strip, ""Aw Heck"", in the ""Tampa Times"" until 1979. ""Aw Heck"" then appeared in the ""Clearwater Sun"" from 1979 until 1980. Lebrun originally assisted on the King Features Syndicate comic strip ""Blondie"" as early as 1977, furnishing the strip's owner Dean Young with gag scripts. In 1982,"
"Brian White (cartoonist) Brian ""H.B."" White (born 1902; died 1984) was a British cartoonist, creating 'The Nipper' for the Daily Mail between 1933 and 1947. Both ""Keyhole Kate"" and ""Double Trouble"" ran in London's Evening Standard. Early in his career he forged links with Sid Griffiths, who had developed Jerry the Tyke and brought in White who had been one of the team of animators on the 1924 film of George E. Studdy's character Bonzo the dog. They latterly formed the company ""Griffiths and White"" in 1929, working from an office in the Charing Cross Road, London, initially producing animated"
"Brian White (cartoonist) Brian ""H.B."" White (born 1902; died 1984) was a British cartoonist, creating 'The Nipper' for the Daily Mail between 1933 and 1947. Both ""Keyhole Kate"" and ""Double Trouble"" ran in London's Evening Standard. Early in his career he forged links with Sid Griffiths, who had developed Jerry the Tyke and brought in White who had been one of the team of animators on the 1924 film of George E. Studdy's character Bonzo the dog. They latterly formed the company ""Griffiths and White"" in 1929, working from an office in the Charing Cross Road, London, initially producing animated"
"Blondie's Holiday Blondie's Holiday is a 1947 black-and-white comedy film, directed by Abby Berlin. The film is based on the comic strip of the same name. The screenplay was written by Chic Young and Constance Lee. This was the twentieth of 28 films based on the comic strip; Columbia Pictures produced them from 1938 to 1943. Daisy, the dog, appeared in every film except this one, as he was playing ""Curley"" in the 1947 film ""Red Stallion"" Dagwood Bumstead is an architect who has managed to convince the prominent bank president Samuel Breckenridge to let his firm have the contract"
"who drew the comic strip ""Dumb Dora"" for several years and had worked with Cliff Sterrett and Billy DeBeck. The elder Fung took over ""Dumb Dora"" when Chic Young left that strip. In 1964, Fung Jr. received the National Cartoonists Society's Comic Book Award for his work, and 16 years later, he won their Best Humorist Award. Paul Fung Jr. Paul Fung Jr. (March 9, 1923 – April 8, 2016) was an American cartoonist who drew the ""Blondie"" comic book for 40 years. He was the son of Paul Fung, a cartoonist who drew the comic strip ""Dumb Dora"" for"