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Johnny Lewis Hart BIOGRAPHY
1931 - 2007 Endicott, New York. Known for: Cartoonist-comic strip, illustrator.
Johnny Hart was a pioneer of the contemporary, hip, and freewheeling cartoon. Hart has been a favorite with young adults since he introduced his witty caveman strip, B.C., in 1958. His formal study... Read full biography
Johnny Hart was a pioneer of the contemporary, hip, and freewheeling cartoon. Hart has been a favorite with young adults since he introduced his witty caveman strip, B.C., in 1958. His formal study of art never progressed beyond high school classes in his hometown of Endicott, New York. Hart then... Read full biography
Johnny Hart was a pioneer of the contemporary, hip, and freewheeling cartoon. Hart has been a favorite with young adults since he introduced his witty caveman strip, B.C., in 1958. His formal study of art never progressed beyond high school classes in his hometown of Endicott, New York. Hart then spent three years in the Air Force, stationed in Korea. He did cartoons for Stars and Stripes, and on his release made a serious, if not particularly successful assault on the cartoon market. He lived... Read full biography
Johnny Hart was a pioneer of the contemporary, hip, and freewheeling cartoon. Hart has been a favorite with young adults since he introduced his witty caveman strip, B.C., in 1958. His formal study of art never progressed beyond high school classes in his hometown of Endicott, New York. Hart then spent three years in the Air Force, stationed in Korea. He did cartoons for Stars and Stripes, and on his release made a serious, if not particularly successful assault on the cartoon market. He lived precariously from occasional sales to the Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and Bluebook. In 1957, he accepted a job in the art department of Western Electric. The concept of a gag strip about cave dwellers was not easy to sell, and five syndicates... Read full biography
Johnny Hart was a pioneer of the contemporary, hip, and freewheeling cartoon. Hart has been a favorite with young adults since he introduced his witty caveman strip, B.C., in 1958. His formal study of art never progressed beyond high school classes in his hometown of Endicott, New York. Hart then spent three years in the Air Force, stationed in Korea. He did cartoons for Stars and Stripes, and on his release made a serious, if not particularly successful assault on the cartoon market. He lived precariously from occasional sales to the Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and Bluebook. In 1957, he accepted a job in the art department of Western Electric. The concept of a gag strip about cave dwellers was not easy to sell, and five syndicates rejected B.C. before the New York Herald Tribune Syndicate accepted it in Feb... Read full biography
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Johnny Hart was a pioneer of the contemporary, hip, and freewheeling cartoon. Hart has been a favorite with young adults since he introduced his witty caveman strip, B.C., in 1958.
His formal study of art never progressed beyond high school classes in his hometown of Endicott, New York. Hart then spent three years in the Air Force, stationed in Korea. He did cartoons for Stars and Stripes, and on his release made a serious, if not particularly successful assault on the cartoon market. He lived precariously from occasional sales to the Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and Bluebook. In 1957, he accepted a job in the art department of Western Electric.
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