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Dan DeCarlo BIOGRAPHY
1919 New Rockelle, New York - 2001 New Rochelle, New York. Known for: Illustrator-comic strip, cartoon.
The following is from the artist's obituary in the New York Times, December 23, 2001. Dan DeCarlo, Archie Artist and Creator of Josie and the Pussycats, Is Dead at 82. By ERIC NASH . Dan DeCarlo, a... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's obituary in the New York Times, December 23, 2001. Dan DeCarlo, Archie Artist and Creator of Josie and the Pussycats, Is Dead at 82. By ERIC NASH . Dan DeCarlo, a top cartoonist for Archie Comics for more than 40 years and a creator of the characters Josie and the... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's obituary in the New York Times, December 23, 2001. Dan DeCarlo, Archie Artist and Creator of Josie and the Pussycats, Is Dead at 82. By ERIC NASH . Dan DeCarlo, a top cartoonist for Archie Comics for more than 40 years and a creator of the characters Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina the teenage witch, died on Tuesday in New Rochelle, N.Y. He was 82, and lived in Scarsdale, N.Y. The cause was pneumonia, said his wife, Josie. Mr. DeCarlo defined the look of... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's obituary in the New York Times, December 23, 2001. Dan DeCarlo, Archie Artist and Creator of Josie and the Pussycats, Is Dead at 82. By ERIC NASH . Dan DeCarlo, a top cartoonist for Archie Comics for more than 40 years and a creator of the characters Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina the teenage witch, died on Tuesday in New Rochelle, N.Y. He was 82, and lived in Scarsdale, N.Y. The cause was pneumonia, said his wife, Josie. Mr. DeCarlo defined the look of the prototypical American teenagers Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and their friends at Riverdale High after taking over as chief artist at the comic book company in 1975, when the characters' creator, Bob Montana, died. Archie made his first... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's obituary in the New York Times, December 23, 2001. Dan DeCarlo, Archie Artist and Creator of Josie and the Pussycats, Is Dead at 82. By ERIC NASH . Dan DeCarlo, a top cartoonist for Archie Comics for more than 40 years and a creator of the characters Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina the teenage witch, died on Tuesday in New Rochelle, N.Y. He was 82, and lived in Scarsdale, N.Y. The cause was pneumonia, said his wife, Josie. Mr. DeCarlo defined the look of the prototypical American teenagers Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and their friends at Riverdale High after taking over as chief artist at the comic book company in 1975, when the characters' creator, Bob Montana, died. Archie made his first appearance as a gap-toothed, bow-tie- clad teenager in loud checked trousers in Pep Comics in 1941. The Archie cast was... Read full biography
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The following is from the artist's obituary in the New York Times, December 23, 2001
Dan DeCarlo, Archie Artist and Creator of Josie and the Pussycats, Is Dead at 82
By ERIC NASH
Dan DeCarlo, a top cartoonist for Archie Comics for more than 40 years and a creator of the characters Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina the teenage witch, died on Tuesday in New Rochelle, N.Y. He was 82, and lived in Scarsdale, N.Y.
The cause was pneumonia, said his wife, Josie.
Mr. DeCarlo defined the look of the prototypical American teenagers Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and their friends at Riverdale High after taking over as chief artist at the comic book company in 1975, when the characters' creator, Bob Montana, died....But wait, there's more...
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