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Henry King Ketcham (March 14, 1920 – June 1, 2001) was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from drawing the daily cartoon and took up painting full-time in his home studio.
Feb 3, 2023 · Despite the growing fame and success, Hank Ketcham and Dennis weren't exactly joyous. Ketcham's wife, Alice, died in 1959 when Dennis was 12 years old, reported The New York Times. Ketcham moved Dennis and his second wife to Geneva, Switzerland.
Dennis the Menace is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip originally created, written, and illustrated by Hank Ketcham. The comic strip made its debut on March 12, 1951 [1] in 16 newspapers and was originally distributed by Post-Hall Syndicate . [2]
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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...
Hank Ketcham. Writer: Dennis the Menace. Hank Ketcham was born on March 14, 1920, in Seattle; he wanted to be a cartoonist since age 6. In 1938, Hank left college after his freshman year. He went to California to work as an animator, first for Walter Lantz, creator of Woody Woodpecker.
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Hank Ketcham was an American newspaper cartoonist, and the creator of 'Dennis the Menace' (1951- ). After stints in animation and newspaper cartooning, he took inspiration from his five-year old son to create his world-famous feature.
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Jun 3, 2001 · Ketcham, Hank (1920-2001) Henry King "Hank" Ketcham grew up in Seattle and created cartoon character Dennis the Menace. Ketcham was born in Seattle on March 14, 1920. He stated that he knew when he was 6 years old that he wanted to be a cartoonist.
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