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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jim_Davis_(cartoonist)Jim Davis (cartoonist) - Wikipedia

    James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres. Published since 1978, Garfield is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic strips. Davis's other comics work includes Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, and Mr. Potato Head.

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    Cartoonist Jim Davis is the creator of Garfield. Cartoonist Jim Davis was born and raised in Muncie, Indiana. In 1973, while working as an assistant for T.K. Ryan's Tumbleweeds, he created the comic strip Gnorm Gnat, which ran only in the Pendleton Times of Pendleton, Indiana, from 1973 to 1975 and met with little success.

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    • Jim Davis
    • June 19, 1978; 45 years ago

  3. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 8334411 Things You Might Not Know About Cartoonist Jim Davis

    • HIS ASTHMA LED HIM TO DISCOVER DRAWING. Born July 28, 1945 in Indiana, Davis lived with his parents and younger brother on a farm. Surrounded by cows and 25 cats—which Davis later used as inspiration for Garfield—he hoped to become a farmer (like his father) when he grew up.
    • HE DREW BUGS BEFORE TURNING TO CATS. Circa 1983. Getty. After studying art and business at Indiana’s Ball State University, Davis worked as an assistant for Tom K. Ryan, the cartoonist who drew the Tumbleweeds comic strip.
    • HE GOT INSPIRATION FROM HIS OWN LIFE TO WRITE GARFIELD. Davis named Garfield after his grandfather, James Garfield Davis (who was named after President James Garfield).
    • CHARLES SCHULTZ DREW GARFIELD AS WE KNOW HIM TODAY. A 1979 comic, viaGarfield.com. Early Garfield strips realistically depicted the cat with four small legs and paws.

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  5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0204825Jim Davis - Biography - IMDb

    James Robert "Jim" Davis is a professional cartoonist, television writer, and television producer from Marion, Indiana. His main claim to fame has been the creation of the long-running comic strip "Garfield" (1978-), featuring a cantankerous cat and a memorable group of supporting characters.

    • Writer, Producer, Actor
    • July 28, 1945

  6. www.theguardian.com › garfield-jim-davis-40-yearsGarfield’s creator, 40 years on: 'I'm still trying to get it ...

    Jun 19, 2018 · Garfield’s creator, cartoonist Jim Davis was close to panic. “Here I am, 90 days into my dream career, and I lose a newspaper,” says Davis, speaking from his 200-acre country home outside ...

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    James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres. Published since 1978, Garfield is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic strips. Davis's other comics work includes Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, and Mr. Potato Head.

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