Turner, Dick, 1909-1999

George Richard Turner (1909-1999), professionally known as Dick Turner, was an American cartoonist who drew the comic strip Carnival .

Turner was born on August 11, 1909 in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a child Turner preferred to draw his ideas rather than put them into words. Turner's family moved to Evanston, Illinois in 1920 and Turner graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1928. Turner returned to Indiana and attended DePauw University where he contributed drawings to the campus magazine, The Yellow Crab . After receiving his degree in 1932, Turner sold insurance in Connecticut for a few years but decided to change careers and turned to freelance work and advertising art. He also moved back once again to Indiana.

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