Hank Ketcham
Cartoonist, Comic Strip Creator
1920 – 2001
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Who was Hank Ketcham?
Henry King Ketcham, better known as Hank Ketcham, was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from drawing the daily cartoon and took up painting full time in his home studio. In 1953, he received the Reuben Award for the strip, which continues today in the hands of other artists.
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- Born
- Mar 14, 1920
Seattle - Also known as
- Henry King Ketcham
- Parents
- Spouses
- Alice Louise Mahar
(1944 - 1958) - Jo Anne Stevens
(1960 - 1977) - Rolande Praepost
(1977 - 2001/06/01)
- Alice Louise Mahar
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Washington
- Queen Anne High School
- Died
- Jun 1, 2001
Pebble Beach
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on July 23, 2013
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