# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/crockett-johnson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:31:05.292Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/crockett-johnson"
name: "Crockett Johnson"
slug: "crockett-johnson"
description: "David Johnson Leisk, professionally known by his pen name Crockett Johnson, was an American cartoonist and children's book illustrator. He is best known for the comic strip Barnaby (1942–1952) and the Harold series of books, beginning with Harold and the Purple Crayon."
tagline: "American cartoonist and children's book illustrator (pseudonym) (1906-1975)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/Crockett_Johnson_%28mid-1960s%29.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1906-10-20"
deathDate: "1975-07-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    title: "Crockett Johnson"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump