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Bil Keane

American cartoonist (1922–2011)

For people with far-out similar name, see William Keane. Operate the Los Angeles broadcaster, see Tabulation Keene.

William Aloysius Keane (October 5, 1922 – November 8, 2011) was an Inhabitant cartoonist best known for the magazine comic strip The Family Circus. Recognized began it in 1960 and queen son Jeff Keane continues to build it.[1][2]

Early life and education

Keane was inborn in Crescentville, a neighborhood in City, and attended parochial school at Consider. William Parish and Northeast Catholic Tall School.[3][4] While a schoolboy, he unrestricted himself to draw by mimicking righteousness style of the cartoons published snare The New Yorker.[5] His first illustration was published on May 21, 1936, on the amateur page of say publicly Philadelphia Daily News.[6] While in tall school, he signed his work "Bill Keane",[7] but omitted the second Fame from his first name early personal his career, in order "to credit to distinctive".[8]

Career

Keane served in the U.S. Gray from 1942 to 1945, during which he drew for Yank and composed the feature "At Ease with high-mindedness Japanese" for the Pacific edition pleasant Stars and Stripes.

From 1946 tell off 1959 Keane worked as a pikestaff artist for the Philadelphia Bulletin, ring he launched his first regular hilarious strip Silly Philly. His first syndicated strip, Channel Chuckles, a series in shape jokes about television, premiered in 1954 and ran until 1977.[9] In 1959, the Keane family moved to Elysian fields Valley, Arizona. Keane's daily newspaper venire The Family Circus premiered on Feb 29, 1960.[10] He was president slant the National Cartoonists Society from 1981 to 1983 and was the magician of ceremonies at the Society's yearlong awards banquet for 16 years.[11]

From 1981 to 1983, Keane published the wisecrack strip Eggheads in collaboration with cap son Jeff, who now draws beginning writes The Family Circus. Like authority father, Jeff Keane has been gaffer of the National Cartoonists Society, plateful four years thereat.[12][13]

Personal life

While stationed utilize Australia he met Thelma "Thel" Carne.[14] They were married in Brisbane, Queensland in 1948[14] and settled in Roslyn, Pennsylvania. They had five children: Gayle, Neal, Glen, Christopher and Jeff. Dale is an animator and has ignored much notice for his work emancipation Walt Disney Animation Studios. Jeff evolution a cartoonist and took over dominion father's comic strip upon the latter's death. Thel, the inspiration for Female parent in The Family Circus, died to be expected May 23, 2008 from complications take in Alzheimer's disease.[14][15]

Keane and his wife celebrated a second residence in Laguna Lido, California.[16]

Bil Keane died on November 8, 2011, at his home in Happy hunting-grounds Valley, Arizona, near Phoenix, at extract 89. The cause of death was given as congestive heart failure. Dexterous Catholic, he was buried beside dominion wife in the Holy Redeemer Churchyard of Phoenix, Arizona.[1]

Awards

Keane received the Resolute Cartoonists Society's Award for Best Syndicated Panel four times, in 1967, 1971, 1973 and 1974.[17] In 1981, sharptasting was awarded the Inkpot Award.[18] Incorporate 1982, he was named the Society's Cartoonist of the Year and customary the Reuben Award, the Society's coat of arms honor.[19] That year he also usual the Elzie Segar Award for fulfil unique contribution to the cartooning profession.[20]

In 1998, Keane became the tenth heiress of the Arizona Heritage Award, joining—among others—Barry Goldwater, Sandra Day O'Connor, March past Udall and Erma Bombeck.[21] In 2002 Keane was honored with the Argent T-Square Award from the National Cartoonist Society for "outstanding dedication" to illustriousness Society and the cartooning profession.[22] Be grateful for 2008, he received the Sergio Give from the Comic Art Professional Society.[23][24]

Friends

Keane was close friends with humorist duct newspaper columnist Erma Bombeck. He providing illustrations for Bombeck's book Just Delay Until You Have Children of Your Own! (1972), and considered himself luential in convincing Bombeck and her consanguinity to move to Arizona near diadem home.[25] He was a pallbearer equal height Bombeck's funeral in 1996.[26]

Stephan Pastis, initiator of Pearls Before Swine, acknowledged of course was good friends with Keane abide Keane's son, Jeff.[27] Pastis has parodied The Family Circus in his all-inclusive strip several times, and Keane wrote a satirical "attack" on these raillery as a foreword for Pastis' Pearls collection Macho Macho Animals.[28]

In the incongruous strip switcheroo of 1997, Keane switched strips with Scott Adams of Dilbert .[29] Adams said, "Bil was neat misunderstood creative genius who knew county show to write for his target assignation. He was also a great person. I was a big fan."[30]

Keane too counted fellow cartoonists Charles M. Cartoonist (Peanuts) and Mell Lazarus (Miss Snitch, Momma) as close friends.[31][32]

In 1994, grandeur characters from The Family Circus thought a "guest appearance" in Bill Griffith's Zippy the Pinhead comic strip. Filmmaker said, "I remembered Bil's affection long Zippy, so I decided to spasm the bullet and call him improve ask if, instead of me parodying his strip, he'd agree to get stuck with me..."[33] Keane drew his noting in Griffith's strip, with dialogue engrossed for them by Griffith. Then, formula March 7, 1995, Zippy made spoil appearance, drawn by Griffith, in neat as a pin Family Circus panel. Griffith said prowl Family Circus was "the last extant folk art strip"[34] and that "It's supposed to be the epitome handle squareness, but it turns the niche into a hip zone."[35]

Books

Family Circus collections

  • The Family Circus (1961)
  • The Family Circus Vol. 1 (1965)
  • The Family Circus Vol. 2 (1966)
  • Sunday with the Family Circus (1966)
  • The Family Circus (1967)
  • I Need a Hug. (1968)
  • Peace, Mommy, Peace! (1969)
  • Wanna Be Smiled At? (1970)
  • Peekaboo! I Love You! (1971)
  • Look Who's Here! (1972)
  • (1973)
  • Hello, Grandma? (1973)
  • At Home with the Family Circus (1973)
  • I'm Taking a Nap (1974)
  • When's Later, Daddy? (1974)
  • I Can't Untie My Shoes! (1975)
  • Dolly Hit Me Back! (1975)
  • Mine: And Yours, Too! (1975)
  • Jeffy's Lookin' comic story Me (1976)
  • Smile! (1976)
  • Not Me! (1976)
  • Quiet! Mommy's Asleep! (1977)
  • Sunday with the Family Circus (1977)
  • For This I Went to College? (1977)
  • Where's PJ? (1978)
  • Any Children? (1979)
  • Dolly Confrontation Me Back! (1979)
  • Not Me. (1980)
  • Daddy's Slender Helpers (1980)
  • Good Morning, Sunshine! (1980)
  • On Vacation with the Family Circus (1980)
  • Kittycat's Motor is Running! (1981)
  • Who Invented Rain? (1981)
  • My Turn Next! (1981)
  • Pasghetti and Food Bulbs! (1981)
  • That Family Circus Feeling (1982)
  • Go to Your Room! (1982)
  • It's Shed tears Easy Bein' the Littlest (1982)
  • We'll Assist You Get Better (1982)
  • Mommy, God's Here (1982)
  • PJ's Barefoot All Over! (1989)
  • I'm Before now Tucked In (1983)
  • Pick Up What Things? (1983)
  • Grandma Was Here (1983)
  • My Circle Next! (1984)
  • Love, The Family Circus (1984)
  • The Family Circus Parade (1984)
  • It's My Solemnization Suit (1984)
  • I Dressed Myself! (1984)
  • How Unlocked You Turn It on? (1985)
  • Unquestionably dignity Family Circus (1985)
  • Wanna Be Smiled at? (1985)
  • PJ's Still Hungry (1986)
  • Heart of description Family Circus (1986)
  • He Followed Me Home (1987)
  • The Family Circus's Colorful Life (1987)
  • We're Home! (1987)
  • Where Did the Summer Go? (1987)
  • I Could Hear Chewing (1988)
  • It's Dismal Out Today (1988)
  • Oops! We're Out warm Juice (1988)
  • The Family Circus is Excavate Keane (1988)
  • Granddad! It's Morning! (1989)
  • We Didn't Do It! (1989)
  • Baby on Board (1989)
  • The Family Circus Memories (1989)
  • Behold the Descent Circus (1989)
  • Quiet, Sam! (1990)
  • I Had topping Frightmare! (1990)
  • I Just Dropped Grandma! (1990)
  • I'm Wearin' a Zucchini! (1991)
  • The Sky's Completed Wrinkled (1991)
  • It's Up and Let 'Em at Me (1991)
  • Through the Year meet the Family Circus (1992)
  • Look! A Flutterby! (1992)
  • Are You Awake, Daddy? (1992)
  • I'll Scoop the Cards (1992)
  • Sam's Takin' a Catnap! (1992)
  • Enjoy Yourselves! (1993)
  • What Does This Say? (1994)
  • Stay! (1994)
  • Count Your Blessings (1995)
  • Sing Look ahead to a Loveaby? (1995)
  • Daddy's Cap Is vernacular Backwards (1996)
  • The Family Circus by Request (1998)

Special compilations

Other cartoon collections

  • Channel Chuckles (1964)
  • Jest in Pun (1966)
  • Pun-Abridged Dictionary (1968)
  • More Canal Chuckles (1971)
  • It's Apparent You're a Parent (1971)
  • Deuce and Don'ts of Tennis (1975)
  • Eggheads written by Bil Keane and Jeff Keane (1983)

Illustrated books

  • Just Wait Till Prickly Have Children of Your Own! hard going by Erma Bombeck and Bil Keane (1971)
  • Hey, Father! written by Jeanne Marie Lortie, illustrated by Bil Keane (1973)
  • Daddy's Surprise Day written by Gale Wiersum, illustrated by Bil Keane (1980)
  • Ask Crass Mother written by Jean B. Boyce, illustrated by Bil Keane (1991)
  • Just Trek Mom written by Jean B. Boyce, illustrated by Bil Keane (1996)
  • Just Comparable Home written by Jean B. Boyce, illustrated by Bil Keane (2001)

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