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Biography of Walt KellyName: Walt KellyBirth Date: August 25, 1913 Death Date: October 18, 1973 Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: comic strip artist Walt Kelly Walt Kelly (1913-1973) was the creator of the popular and acclaimed comic strip "Pogo," whose memorable characters and potent political satire set a new standard for topical humor and complexity. The work of Kelly influenced the creators of Bone, "Calvin and Hobbes," "Liberty Meadows," "Mutts," and hundreds of other comic strips and books.Walter Crawford Kelly was born on August 25, 1913, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While he was still a child, Kelly's family moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Kelly's father worked in a munitions plant but dabbled in painting and drawing. He exposed Kelly to art and art technique. In high school, Kelly drew illustrations and cartoons for the school paper and yearbook and illustrated a biography of Bridgeport native P.T. Barnum for the local newspaper.Kelly graduated from high school in 1930. That same year he met Helen DeLacy at a choir practice. For the next five years, Kelly pursued DeLacy, who was …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…daily strips in multiple volumes, each with remarks by R. C. Harvey.Pogo broke the ground for comic strips that followed, especially those that wanted to say something about the world. Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury and Berke Breathed's Bloom County both featured political commentary. Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes borrowed a lot of Pogo's sense of whimsy and humanity.Jeff Smith, creator of Bone, a fantasy comic book that is published around the world, wrote: "Whenever I get to thinking I've got this whole cartooning gig down cold, I just pull out a Pogo book and see how much better it can be." Further Reading Kelly, Mrs. Walt and Bill Crouch, Outrageously Pogo, Simon and Schuster, 1985.Kelly, Mrs. Walt and Bill Crouch, Phi Beta Pogo, Simon and Schuster, 1989.Kelly, Mrs. Walt and Bill Crouch, Pluperfect Pogo, Simon and Schuster, 1987.Kelly, Walt, Pogo,Volume 1, Fantagraphics Books, 1992. Levin, Martin, ed., Five Boyhoods, Doubleday, 1962. |