Al Capp

Al Capp

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1909-09-28
Deathday: 1979-11-05 (70 years old)

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Biography

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. He also wrote the comic strips Abbie an' Slats (in the years 1937–45) and Long Sam (1954). He won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award in 1947 for Cartoonist of the Year, and their 1979 Elzie Segar Award, posthumously for his "unique and outstanding contribution to the profession of cartooning".

Capp's comic strips dealt with urban experiences in the Northern United States until the year he introduced "Li'l Abner". Although Capp was from Connecticut, he spent 43 years writing about the fictional Southern town of Dogpatch, reaching an estimated 60 million readers in more than 900 American newspapers and 100 more papers in 28 countries internationally. M. Thomas Inge says Capp made a large personal fortune through the strip and "had a profound influence on the way the world viewed the American South".

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Average 4.95
Based on 11.6 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1909-09-28

Deathday
1979-11-05 (70 years old)

Birth Place
New Haven, United States of America

Siblings
Elliot Caplin

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Will Eisner Hall of Fame, Reuben Award, Inkpot Award


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