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1908 Battle Ground, Washington - 1965 Wyckoff, New Jersey. Known for: Cartoons, illustration, comic strips, freelance advertising art.
Vernon Van Atta Greene (September 12, 1908 – June 5, 1965) was a prolific cartoonist and illustrator who worked on several comic strips and was best known for his artwork on Bringing Up Father. Born... Read full biography
Vernon Van Atta Greene (September 12, 1908 – June 5, 1965) was a prolific cartoonist and illustrator who worked on several comic strips and was best known for his artwork on Bringing Up Father. Born in Battle Ground, Washington, he later added an "e" to his last name so it would be more... Read full biography
Vernon Van Atta Greene (September 12, 1908 – June 5, 1965) was a prolific cartoonist and illustrator who worked on several comic strips and was best known for his artwork on Bringing Up Father. Born in Battle Ground, Washington, he later added an "e" to his last name so it would be more distinctive. One of seven children of Albert and Letha Green (née Van Atta), he grew up on a 650-acre ranch where he worked as a logger and blacksmith. He attended Toledo University in the 1930s. Greene started... Read full biography
Vernon Van Atta Greene (September 12, 1908 – June 5, 1965) was a prolific cartoonist and illustrator who worked on several comic strips and was best known for his artwork on Bringing Up Father. Born in Battle Ground, Washington, he later added an "e" to his last name so it would be more distinctive. One of seven children of Albert and Letha Green (née Van Atta), he grew up on a 650-acre ranch where he worked as a logger and blacksmith. He attended Toledo University in the 1930s. Greene started his cartoon career drawing sports cartoons for Oregon's Portland Telegram (1927–29), the Toledo Blade (1930–32) and the New York Mirror (1934–37). He was working for King Features Syndicate in 1935. During that time, Greene was an active freelancer,... Read full biography
Vernon Van Atta Greene (September 12, 1908 – June 5, 1965) was a prolific cartoonist and illustrator who worked on several comic strips and was best known for his artwork on Bringing Up Father. Born in Battle Ground, Washington, he later added an "e" to his last name so it would be more distinctive. One of seven children of Albert and Letha Green (née Van Atta), he grew up on a 650-acre ranch where he worked as a logger and blacksmith. He attended Toledo University in the 1930s. Greene started his cartoon career drawing sports cartoons for Oregon's Portland Telegram (1927–29), the Toledo Blade (1930–32) and the New York Mirror (1934–37). He was working for King Features Syndicate in 1935. During that time, Greene was an active freelancer, creating advertising cartoons and illustrations for books and magazines. He illustrated for several Street &a... Read full biography
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Vernon Van Atta Greene (September 12, 1908 – June 5, 1965) was a prolific cartoonist and illustrator who worked on several comic strips and was best known for his artwork on Bringing Up Father. Born in Battle Ground, Washington, he later added an "e" to his last name so it would be more distinctive. One of seven children of Albert and Letha Green (née Van Atta), he grew up on a 650-acre ranch where he worked as a logger and blacksmith. He attended Toledo University in the 1930s.
Greene started his cartoon career drawing sports cartoons for Oregon's Portland Telegram (1927–29), the Toledo Blade (1930–32) and the New York Mirror (1934–37). He was working for King Features Syndicate in 1935.
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