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1920 Stockton, California - 1975 Meredith, New Hampshire. Known for: Cartoonist-illustrator.
Robert "Bob" William Montana was born in Stockton, CA on October 23, 1920. "Bob" Montana moved to New York and studied at the Phoenix Art Institute. In 1942 he created the comic strip, Archie, for... Read full biography
Robert "Bob" William Montana was born in Stockton, CA on October 23, 1920. "Bob" Montana moved to New York and studied at the Phoenix Art Institute. In 1942 he created the comic strip, Archie, for Pep Comics which later appeared in 700 newspapers across the nation. He died of a heart attack while... Read full biography
Robert "Bob" William Montana was born in Stockton, CA on October 23, 1920. "Bob" Montana moved to New York and studied at the Phoenix Art Institute. In 1942 he created the comic strip, Archie, for Pep Comics which later appeared in 700 newspapers across the nation. He died of a heart attack while skiing near his home in Meredith, New Hampshire on January 4, 1975. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in
Robert "Bob" William Montana was born in Stockton, CA on October 23, 1920. "Bob" Montana moved to New York and studied at the Phoenix Art Institute. In 1942 he created the comic strip, Archie, for Pep Comics which later appeared in 700 newspapers across the nation. He died of a heart attack while skiing near his home in Meredith, New Hampshire on January 4, 1975. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.
Robert "Bob" William Montana was born in Stockton, CA on October 23, 1920. "Bob" Montana moved to New York and studied at the Phoenix Art Institute. In 1942 he created the comic strip, Archie, for Pep Comics which later appeared in 700 newspapers across the nation. He died of a heart attack while skiing near his home in Meredith, New Hampshire on January 4, 1975. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.
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Robert "Bob" William Montana was born in Stockton, CA on October 23, 1920. "Bob" Montana moved to New York and studied at the Phoenix Art Institute. In 1942 he created the comic strip, Archie, for Pep Comics which later appeared in 700 newspapers across the nation.
He died of a heart attack while skiing near his home in Meredith, New Hampshire on January 4, 1975.
Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.