Chester Gould

Cartoonist, Comic Strip Creator

1900 – 1985

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Who was Chester Gould?

Chester Gould was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, which he wrote and drew from 1931 to 1977, incorporating numerous colorful and monstrous villains.

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Born
Nov 20, 1900
Pawnee
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Northwestern University
Lived in
  • Oklahoma
  • Stillwater
Died
May 11, 1985
Woodstock

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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