Gordo / Gus Arriola. [1966-1969]
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Arriola, Gus
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Gus Arriola was born in Florence, Arizona, on July 23, 1917. In 1925 his family moved to Los Angeles, where he graduated from Manual Arts High School in 1935. After five years of working in animation studios Arriola submitted "Gordo," a cartoon about a Mexican bean farmer, to United Features Syndicate. In 1942 Arriola enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he was assigned to the First Motion Picture Unit in Hollywood for the duration of the war. He continued drawing and submitting "Gordo" Sunday ...
