Fred Lasswell
Fred Lasswell (born July 25, 1916 in Kennett , Missouri , † March 3, 2001 in Tampa , Florida ) was an American comic artist .
life and work
Lasswell started out as a sports cartoonist for the Tampa Daily Times . Barney Google draftsman Billy DeBeck discovered the then 17-year-old man and hired him as an assistant. For the next few years they worked closely together. Around 1934, a new character came into the Barney Google universe: Snuffy Smith . After DeBeck's death in 1942, Lasswell took over the work on the comic strip Barney Google and Snuffy Smith . Lasswell brought new characters into the series and put the focus more and more towards the Hintlerwäldler Snuffy Smith .
Lasswell, who was the father of three sons and one daughter, lived in Tampa for many years. In 1963 he received the Reuben Award for Barney Google .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Fred Lasswell in the Internet Movie Database , accessed February 18, 2011
- ↑ REUBEN AWARD WINNERS 1946-PRESENT ( Memento from September 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lasswell, Fred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kennett , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 2001 |
| Place of death | Tampa , Florida |