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Harvey Lawrence Pekar (/ ˈ p iː k ɑːr /; October 8, 1939 – July 12, 2010) was an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical American Splendor comic series.
One of his most infamous recurring guests on the show was comic book writer Harvey Pekar. From 1986 to 1988, Pekar appeared six times on Late Night Show before he was banned from the show. The ban did not hold, and Pekar appeared once more on Late Night Show in 1993 and one more time on The Late Show in 1994.
Sep 1, 2010 · Harvey Pekar, the obsessive chronicler of everyday lives, was collaborating at the end of his life on a Web project whose fate in print remains uncertain.
The stories in American Splendor concern the everyday life of Pekar in Cleveland, Ohio, told in a brutally frank style akin to the writing of Henry Miller. [5] Pekar's stories eschew traditional narrative structure, focusing on small moments and observations.
Jul 12, 2010 · Comic book writer Harvey Pekar, whose American Splendor captured with wit and angst the downbeat details of a life lived in Rust Belt Cleveland, was found dead in his home early Monday ...
Jul 13, 2010 · Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book “American Splendor” attracted a cult following for its unvarnished stories of a depressed, aggrieved Everyman negotiating daily life in ...
Amid's David Letterman's farewell, here's how comics writer Harvey Pekar became one of the late show's greatest recurring guests
Jul 16, 2010 · Comic book writer Harvey Pekar, who published a series of caustically funny autobiographical stories about the ups and downs of everyday life, died Monday morning. He was 70.
Harvey Pekar was born on 8 October 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for American Splendor (2003), Hero Tomorrow (2007) and Harvey Pekar's Teo Macero (2015). He was married to Joyce Brabner. He died on 12 July 2010 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA.
Jul 12, 2010 · Harvey Pekar, a comic artist best known for his autobiographical series American Splendor depicting everyday life in Cleveland, has died, multiple sources are reporting. He was 70.
