Neher, Fred, 1903-2001
Variant namesFred Neher (1903-2001) was an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Life's Like That . Although he sold his first cartoon while still in high school, he studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts after graduating. He freelanced for several years, selling cartoons to national periodicals such as Collier's and the New Yorker, as well as to the British publication Punch . In 1934 he began drawing Life's Like That which, apart from a brief hiatus during World War II, ran for more than fifty years. Neher also taught cartooning at the University of Boulder in Boulder, Colorado for many years.
From the guide to the Fred Neher Papers., 1935-1965., (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
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| referencedIn | Jack Kapp Collection, circa 1900-1949, 1942-1948 | Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division | |
| creatorOf | Fred Neher Papers., 1935-1965. | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Boulder Daily Camera. Focus Magazine 1977 November 13. | Boulder Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Fred Neher 1903-2001 biographical file. | Ohio State University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Boulder Daily Camera. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Kapp, Jack, 1901-1949 | person |
| associatedWith | United Feature Syndicate. | corporateBody |
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| American wit and humor, Pictorial |
| Art |
| Caricatures and cartoons |
| Cartoonists |
| Comic books, strips, etc. |
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| Cartoonists |
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Person
Birth 1903
Death 2001-09-26
