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Chester Gould

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American cartoonist (1900-1985)

United StatesWritersLived 1900 to 1985 · aged 84
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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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Awards 6

2001Will Eisner Hall of Fame
1980Edgar Awards
1978Inkpot Award
1977Reuben Award
1965Adamson Awards
1959Reuben Award

Connected to Chester 6

Larry PeerceAlso in Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO (1967)Ray MacDonnellAlso in Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO (1967)Jan ShutanAlso in Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO (1967)Ken MayerAlso in Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO (1967)Eve PlumbAlso in Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO (1967)Bill MauldinAlso won Reuben Award

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1985 · aged 84
Written about in
14 languages

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