Born Oketo, May 27, 1886; died Dobbs Ferry, NY, Oct. 1, 1964. Painter. Cartoonist. Animator. Illustrator. Teacher. Studied at Cumming School of Art, Des Moines, IA; Art Students League; National Academy of Design. Was a pupil of Albert Reid. An associate of Paul Terry, together they founded TerryToons in 1929 and developed animated features distributed by Fox Pictures. Lived in Hastings on Hudson, NY.

SOURCES:
Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)"
Sain, Lydia. Kansas Artists, compiled by Lydia Sain from 1932 to 1948. Typed Manuscript, 1948.; Festival of Kansas Arts and Crafts. Catalog: Arts and Crafts of Kansas: an Exhibition held in Lawrence, Feb. 18-22, 1948 in the Community Building. Lawrence: World Co., 1948; Who’s Who in American Art. New York: American Federation of Arts, 1936- v.1=1936-37 v.3= 1941-42 v.2=1938-39 v.4=1940-47., 6,7; AskArt, www.askart.com, accessed Dec. 21, 2005; Filmography, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0608487/, accessed July 22, 2006

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