Tom Wilson
Cartoonist, TV Producer
1931 – 2011
Who was Tom Wilson?
Thomas Albert Wilson, better known as Tom Wilson, was an American cartoonist. Wilson was the creator of the comic strip Ziggy, which he drew from 1971 to 1987. The strip was then continued by his son, Tom Wilson, Jr.
Wilson served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. He attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1955. He was a Cooper Union art instructor from 1961 to 1962.
Wilson's career began in 1950, doing advertisement layouts for Uniontown Newspapers, Inc. In 1955, he joined American Greetings as a designer, becoming Creative Director in 1957 and vice-president of creative development in 1978. While at AG, he developed the Soft Touch greeting card line. He also served as president of Those Characters From Cleveland, AG's character licensing subsidiary.
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- Born
- Aug 1, 1931
Grant Town - Also known as
- Thomas Albert Wilson
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
- Lived in
- Grant Town
- Died
- Sep 16, 2011
Cincinnati
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on July 23, 2013
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