Cecil Jensen (January 17, 1902 - May 1976) was an American editorial cartoonist. [1]
Born in Ogden, Utah, Jensen studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. After moving to California, Jensen worked at the Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News , eventually as editorial cartoonist.
In 1928, Jensen returned to Chicago, where he was the editorial cartoonist at the Chicago Daily News . [1] [2]
During World War II, Jensen caricatured Chicago Tribune publisher Colonel McCormick as "Colonel McCosmic". In 1946, he started the comic strip Syncopating Sue, and he also drew Elmo and Debbie. In 1949, the Register and Tribune Syndicate renamed the strip Little Debbie, shifting focus from character Elmo to his little sister Debbie. Little Debbie became its more popular title, and it ran until 1961. [1] [2] Editor & Publisher noted in 1949:
Sigma Delta Chi Awarded Jensen for his work in 1953. [1]
Addison Morton Walker was an American comic strip writer, best known for creating the newspaper comic strips Beetle Bailey in 1950 and Hi and Lois in 1954. He signed Addison to some of his strips.
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