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Hank Ketcham ESSAYS
1920 Seattle, Washington - 2001 Carmel, California. Known for: Cartoons, illustration.
The following is from the artist's obituary, The New York Times, June 2, 2001. "Hank Ketcham, Father of Dennis the Menace, Dies at 81" . By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER . Hank Ketcham, who fathered the... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's obituary, The New York Times, June 2, 2001. "Hank Ketcham, Father of Dennis the Menace, Dies at 81" . By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER . Hank Ketcham, who fathered the cartoon character Dennis the Menace, the freckle-face scamp in droopy overalls whose mischievous childhood... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's obituary, The New York Times, June 2, 2001. "Hank Ketcham, Father of Dennis the Menace, Dies at 81" . By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER . Hank Ketcham, who fathered the cartoon character Dennis the Menace, the freckle-face scamp in droopy overalls whose mischievous childhood has endured for 50 years and amused a worldwide audience, died yesterday at his home in Carmel, Calif. He was 81. In March a half-century of the publication of Dennis the Menace cartoons was... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's obituary, The New York Times, June 2, 2001. "Hank Ketcham, Father of Dennis the Menace, Dies at 81" . By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER . Hank Ketcham, who fathered the cartoon character Dennis the Menace, the freckle-face scamp in droopy overalls whose mischievous childhood has endured for 50 years and amused a worldwide audience, died yesterday at his home in Carmel, Calif. He was 81. In March a half-century of the publication of Dennis the Menace cartoons was celebrated, with the panel running in 1,000 newspapers in 48 countries and 19 languages. "Mischief just seems to follow wherever Dennis appears, but it is the product of good intentions, misdirected helpfulness, good-hearted generosity and, possibly, an... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's obituary, The New York Times, June 2, 2001. "Hank Ketcham, Father of Dennis the Menace, Dies at 81" . By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER . Hank Ketcham, who fathered the cartoon character Dennis the Menace, the freckle-face scamp in droopy overalls whose mischievous childhood has endured for 50 years and amused a worldwide audience, died yesterday at his home in Carmel, Calif. He was 81. In March a half-century of the publication of Dennis the Menace cartoons was celebrated, with the panel running in 1,000 newspapers in 48 countries and 19 languages. "Mischief just seems to follow wherever Dennis appears, but it is the product of good intentions, misdirected helpfulness, good-hearted generosity and, possibly, an overactive thyroid," Mr. Ketcham wrote in his 1990 autobiography, "The Merchant of Dennis the Menace." .... Read full biography