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George Herriman

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George Joseph Herriman III was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat, which ran from 1913 to 1944. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 22 August 1880 and died on 25 April 1944. He was more influential than popular, and Krazy Kat had an appreciative audience among those in the arts. Within this atlas George Herriman is credited as the creator of K. These details are drawn from the English Wikipedia article George Herriman, which this entry cites as its source.

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1880 1
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George Joseph Herriman III (August 22, 1880, April 25, 1944) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat (1913-1944).
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Krazy Kat (Wikipedia)
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Krazy Kat (also known as Krazy & Ignatz in some reprints and compilations) is an American newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist George Herriman, which ran from 1913 to 1944.
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