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Irwin Hasen BIOGRAPHY
1918 New York City - 2015 Manhattan, New York City. Known for: Comic-strip art, cartoons.
Following is The New York Times obituary of Irwin Hasen. Irwin Hasen, Comic Book Artist and 'Dondi' Illustrator, Dies at 96. By Corey Kilgannon. March 15, 2015. Irwin Hasen, the cartoonist and... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Irwin Hasen. Irwin Hasen, Comic Book Artist and 'Dondi' Illustrator, Dies at 96. By Corey Kilgannon. March 15, 2015. Irwin Hasen, the cartoonist and comic-book artist who drew, and helped create, "Dondi," the widely syndicated comic strip about a lovable,... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Irwin Hasen. Irwin Hasen, Comic Book Artist and 'Dondi' Illustrator, Dies at 96. By Corey Kilgannon. March 15, 2015. Irwin Hasen, the cartoonist and comic-book artist who drew, and helped create, "Dondi," the widely syndicated comic strip about a lovable, wide-eyed World War II orphan, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 96. The cause was heart failure, his lawyer, Fredric Horowitz, said. Dondi, which was conceived and originally written by Gus Edson... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Irwin Hasen. Irwin Hasen, Comic Book Artist and 'Dondi' Illustrator, Dies at 96. By Corey Kilgannon. March 15, 2015. Irwin Hasen, the cartoonist and comic-book artist who drew, and helped create, "Dondi," the widely syndicated comic strip about a lovable, wide-eyed World War II orphan, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 96. The cause was heart failure, his lawyer, Fredric Horowitz, said. Dondi, which was conceived and originally written by Gus Edson and illustrated by Mr. Hasen, won the hearts of generations of Americans. It ran from 1955 through 1986, and at its peak appeared in more than 100 newspapers. With a classical drawing education as a child, Mr. Hasen (pronounced HAY-zen) began... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Irwin Hasen. Irwin Hasen, Comic Book Artist and 'Dondi' Illustrator, Dies at 96. By Corey Kilgannon. March 15, 2015. Irwin Hasen, the cartoonist and comic-book artist who drew, and helped create, "Dondi," the widely syndicated comic strip about a lovable, wide-eyed World War II orphan, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 96. The cause was heart failure, his lawyer, Fredric Horowitz, said. Dondi, which was conceived and originally written by Gus Edson and illustrated by Mr. Hasen, won the hearts of generations of Americans. It ran from 1955 through 1986, and at its peak appeared in more than 100 newspapers. With a classical drawing education as a child, Mr. Hasen (pronounced HAY-zen) began promoting his drawings as a teenager during the Depression to make money for his mother. In the 1940s he... Read full biography
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Following is The New York Times obituary of Irwin Hasen.
Irwin Hasen, Comic Book Artist and 'Dondi' Illustrator, Dies at 96
By Corey Kilgannon
March 15, 2015
Irwin Hasen, the cartoonist and comic-book artist who drew, and helped create, "Dondi," the widely syndicated comic strip about a lovable, wide-eyed World War II orphan, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 96.
The cause was heart failure, his lawyer, Fredric Horowitz, said.
Dondi, which was conceived and originally written by Gus Edson and illustrated by Mr. Hasen, won the hearts of generations of Americans. It ran from 1955 through 1986, and at its peak appeared in more than 100 newspapers.
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