Hal Forrest - Artist Info

About Hal Forrest

  • Biography

    Born in Pennsylvania on July 22, 1893. During the 1920s and 1930s Forrest was the creator of "Tailspin Tommy" which appeared in the Hollywood Daily News. He died in Los Angeles on November 21, 1959.

    Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
    Census; Death Record.


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