Art Sansom
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. After graduating with an art degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1942, Sansom worked as an engineer/draftsman for General Electric.
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Art Sansom
- Birth Name
- Arthur Baldwin Sansom Jr.
- Birthplace
- East Cleveland, Ohio
- Place of death
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Nationality
- American
- Awards
- National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award, 1987 and 1991
- Born
- 16 September 1920
- Died
- 4 July 1991
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Education
- Ohio Wesleyan University · Shaw High School
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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. After graduating with an art degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1942, Sansom worked as an engineer/draftsman for General Electric.
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In addition, Art Sansom worked on the short-lived Comic Strip Dusty Chaps with his son Chip Sanson from 1982-1983. Sansom drew the strip Chris Welkin—Planeteer, which was written by Russ Winterbotham and ran from 1952 until 1964. In the mid-1980s, he was assisted on the strip by his son Chip Sansom, who assumed responsibility for the strip upon his death.
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• Birth Name — Arthur Baldwin Sansom Jr. • Birthplace — East Cleveland, Ohio • Place of death — Cleveland, Ohio • Nationality — American • Strip — y • Notable Works — The Born Loser • Awards — National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award, 1987 and 1991 • Born — 16 September 1920 • Died — 4 July 1991
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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.
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- 1.Art Sansom Cartoons 1966-1968 Syracuse University, 14 Apr 2009, Retrieved 11/29/2010
- 2.Happy Art Sansom's Birthday. 17 September 2020.
- 3.Goulart, Ron. Sci Fi Funnies Part IV. Comics Feature. Movieland Publishing. 51. 47. January 1987.
- 4.Vigil, Vicki Blum (2007). Cemeteries of Northeast Ohio: Stones, Symbols & Stories. Cleveland, OH: Gray & Company, Publishers.
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- Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, California: Comics Access, 1995.
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