COMIC ARTIST

Walt Kelly

1913 - 1973

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Walter Crawford Kelly Jr. (August 25, 1913 – October 18, 1973) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo. In 1941, at the age of 28, Kelly transferred to work at Dell Comics, where he created Pogo, which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical commentary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walt Kelly is the 187th most popular comic artist (up from 189th in 2019), the 13,359th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,880th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Walt Kelly ranks 187 out of 226. Before him are Joe Kubert, Gege Akutami, Kōhei Horikoshi, Vivienne Medrano, Moyoco Anno, and Katsura Hoshino. After him are Natsuki Takaya, Kevin Eastman, Koyoharu Gotouge, Scott Adams, Shaun Tan, and Arina Tanemura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Walt Kelly ranks 411. Before him are R. S. Thomas, Luis Taruc, Laird Cregar, Marian Marsh, Sam Ruben, and Sidney Dillon Ripley. After him are Joe Medicine Crow, Helen Mack, Bob Crosby, Robert Strauss, Henry Banks, and Jack Hannah. Among people deceased in 1973, Walt Kelly ranks 287. Before him are Walter Donaldson, Lila Lee, Henry Green, Glenn Strange, Nellie Sengupta, and Alphonse Lacroix. After him are Eddie Hapgood, Rufino Santos, Veda Ann Borg, Vaughn Monroe, Maggie Laubser, and Claire Dodd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walt Kelly ranks 13,363 out of 20,380. Before him are Preston Foster (1900), Lee Greenwood (1942), Geoffrey A. Landis (1955), Deidre Hall (1947), Hank Ballard (1927), and Joseph Campanella (1924). After him are Sidney Drell (1926), Angela Kinsey (1971), Brenda Chapman (1962), Cain Velasquez (1982), Kurt Warner (1971), and James S. Voss (1949).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Walt Kelly ranks 50. Before him are Harvey Pekar (1939), Robert Kirkman (1978), Len Wein (1948), Scott McCloud (1960), Peter Laird (1954), and Vivienne Medrano (1992). After him are Kevin Eastman (1962), Scott Adams (1957), Jeph Loeb (1958), Gary Larson (1950), George Pérez (1954), and Daniel Clowes (1961).

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