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Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis; August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns. In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, a role he continued until he was too ill from multiple myeloma to perform.
May 7, 2024 · Jim Davis, American character actor who was best known for his portrayal of Jock Ewing, the gravel-voiced patriarch of the oil-rich Ewing family on the top-rated television show Dallas. He also acted in dozens of western movies and TV shows from the 1940s through the 1970s.
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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. [1]
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- James Robert Davis, July 28, 1945 (age 78), Marion, Indiana, U.S.
- 1969–present
- Ball State University
Jim Davis. Writer: Garfield in Disguise. 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
- 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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James Robert Davis 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.
