Art Sansom
| Art Sansom | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arthur Baldwin Sansom Jr. September 16, 1920 East Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died | July 4, 1991 (aged 70) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | The Born Loser |
| Awards | National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award, 1987 and 1991 |
Arthur Baldwin Sansom Jr. (September 16, 1920 – July 4, 1991), better known as Art Sansom, was an American comic strip cartoonist who created the long-running comic strip The Born Loser.
He was born in East Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating with an art degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1942, Sansom worked as an engineer/draftsman for General Electric.[1]
Sansom created the strip Chris Welkin—Planeteer with Russ Winterbotham which ran from 1952 until 1964. In 1965, he created The Born Loser for the Newspaper Enterprise Association. In the mid-1980s, he was assisted on the strip by his son Chip Sansom, who assumed responsibility for the strip upon his death.
Awards[]
He received the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for best humor comic strip in 1987 and 1991.
He is buried in Lakewood Park Cemetery in Rocky River, Ohio.[2]
References[]
- ^ Art Sansom Cartoons 1966-1968 Syracuse University, 14 Apr 2009, Retrieved 11/29/2010
- ^ Vigil, Vicki Blum (2007). Cemeteries of Northeast Ohio: Stones, Symbols & Stories. Cleveland, OH: Gray & Company, Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59851-025-6
Sources[]
- Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, California: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1
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