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Alfred Gerald Caplin (September 28, 1909 – November 5, 1979), better known as Al Capp, was an American cartoonist and humorist best known for the satirical comic strip Li'l Abner, which he created in 1934 and continued writing and (with help from assistants) drawing until 1977.
Feb 28, 2013 · A controversial TV and radio personality whose life took a tragic spiral downward, Capp is the subject of a spicy new biography, Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary (Bloomsbury, USA).
Al Capp was an American cartoonist who created the popular comic strip “Li’l Abner.” Capp studied landscape architecture at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts school and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
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Li'l Abner was a satirical American comic strip that appeared in multiple newspapers in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It featured a fictional clan of hillbillies living in the impoverished fictional mountain village of Dogpatch, USA.
Cartoonist Al Capp (1909-1979) created “Li’l Abner,” regarded by many as the greatest comic strip of all time. He was born Alfred Gerald Caplin in New Haven, CT. At the age of nine he lost his left leg in a trolley accident.
Feb 26, 2013 · The Li'l Abner cartoonist's public image was tarnished by scandal, and a new book about him reminds readers why the talented Capp had so much to lose in the first place.
May 17, 2018 · Creator of "Li'l Abner," one of the most popular comic strips of all time, Al Capp (1909-1979) was also a satirist of remarkable talent. Capp was born Alfred Gerald Caplin in New Haven, Connecticut, on September 28, 1909.
Jul 14, 2011 · Li'l Abner was a comic strip drawn by Al Capp that appeared in newspapers from 1934 to 1977. Those born after the strip ceased publication may look at samples and see only humor based on ...
Mar 28, 2013 · Their book, “Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary,” is a compelling, insightful and thorough examination of Capp’s life and career, from his infancy through his sad final years, when he died having alienated nearly everyone in his personal and professional life.
