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Alison Bechdel (/ ˈ b ɛ k d əl / BEK-dəl; born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For , she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home , which was subsequently adapted as a musical that won a Tony Award for Best Musical in ...
Jul 2, 2023 · Sun 2 Jul 2023 04.30 EDT. C artoonist Alison Bechdel, 62, is the author of three graphic memoirs, including Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, but she’s most widely known for cinema’s Bechdel...
Alison Bechdel (born September 10, 1960, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American cartoonist and graphic novelist who was perhaps best known for the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For (1983–2008)—which introduced the so-called Bechdel Test, which evaluates movies on the basis of gender inequality—and the graphic memoir Fun Home (2006).
Nov 5, 2017 · Fun Home creator Alison Bechdel on turning a tragic childhood into a hit musical. Rachel Cooke. The acclaimed graphic novelist, who gave the world the famous movie equality ‘test’, on exposing...
Apr 18, 2024 · Kate Dellis. April 18, 2024. Author and cartoonist Alison Bechdel became a cultural fixture over 40 years ago when she inadvertently created a way to gauge gender representation in Hollywood through the “ Bechdel Test .”.
Apr 27, 2021 · Each week, top authors and critics join the Book Review’s podcast to talk about the latest news in the literary world. Listen here. In “The Secret to Superhuman Strength,” Bechdel chronicles ...
May 4, 2021 · Alison Bechdel, the innovative comic artist known for the graphic memoirs “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” and “Are You My Mother,” is one of 21 MacArthur Fellows named Wednesday. Sept. 17 ...
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