Browne, Dik

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Dik Browne was born Richard Arthur Allen Browne in 1917. He attended Cooper Union for one year, then became a copyboy and then staff artist 1936-1942. In 1942, he was drafted into the US Army and served for four years in World War II. From 1946 to 1954, he was an artist for an advertising agency. In 1954, he began drawing for the cartoon strip Hi and Lois and continued til his death in 1989. In 1973, he began drawing for the comic strip Hagar the Horrible and also drew that strip until 1989. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, v. 67, pp. 31-38.

From the description of Dik Browne Papers 1975. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 471786607

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creatorOf Walker, Mort. Hi and Lois / [by Mort Walker and Dik Browne]. Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library
creatorOf Browne, Dik. Hagar the horrible. Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library
creatorOf Browne, Dik. Dik Browne Papers 1975. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Russel B. Nye Popular Culture Collection. Hägar the horrible : file of clippings and miscellany. Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library
referencedIn Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Dik Browne 1918-1989 biographical file. Ohio State University Libraries
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