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1905 Kaysville, Utah - 1986 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Cartoonist-Mickey Mouse, penciller.
Floyd Gottfredson was one of the great unknowns of comics. For 45 years, nobody drew Mickey Mouse better. From 1930 to 1975, his work was printed and reprinted in newspapers, magazines, and comic... Read full biography
Floyd Gottfredson was one of the great unknowns of comics. For 45 years, nobody drew Mickey Mouse better. From 1930 to 1975, his work was printed and reprinted in newspapers, magazines, and comic books all over the world. However, because he was an employee of the Walt Disney organization, he was... Read full biography
Floyd Gottfredson was one of the great unknowns of comics. For 45 years, nobody drew Mickey Mouse better. From 1930 to 1975, his work was printed and reprinted in newspapers, magazines, and comic books all over the world. However, because he was an employee of the Walt Disney organization, he was never allowed to sign a single strip. Gottfredson was born in a small town in Utah. A childhood hunting accident left him with an injured arm that kept him house bound. It was during this period that... Read full biography
Floyd Gottfredson was one of the great unknowns of comics. For 45 years, nobody drew Mickey Mouse better. From 1930 to 1975, his work was printed and reprinted in newspapers, magazines, and comic books all over the world. However, because he was an employee of the Walt Disney organization, he was never allowed to sign a single strip. Gottfredson was born in a small town in Utah. A childhood hunting accident left him with an injured arm that kept him house bound. It was during this period that he became interested in cartooning. Although his Mormon family did not encourage him, he was allowed to enroll in several correspondence courses, where he availed himself of what both the Landon School and the Federal Schools had to offer. By the late... Read full biography
Floyd Gottfredson was one of the great unknowns of comics. For 45 years, nobody drew Mickey Mouse better. From 1930 to 1975, his work was printed and reprinted in newspapers, magazines, and comic books all over the world. However, because he was an employee of the Walt Disney organization, he was never allowed to sign a single strip. Gottfredson was born in a small town in Utah. A childhood hunting accident left him with an injured arm that kept him house bound. It was during this period that he became interested in cartooning. Although his Mormon family did not encourage him, he was allowed to enroll in several correspondence courses, where he availed himself of what both the Landon School and the Federal Schools had to offer. By the late 1920s, he was drawing cartoons for trade journals and for the Salt Lake City Telegram. His work had a confident, professional look, show... Read full biography
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Keywords (18)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Penciller, Penciler
Art Media
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Humor, Whimsy
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art School
- •Landon School of Illustration and Cartooning, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Walt Disney Studio Artist, Productions/Commissioned