Brant Parker
Brant Julian Parker (August 26, 1920 – April 15, 2007) was an American cartoonist. He co-created and drew The Wizard of Id comic strip until passing the job on to his son, Jeff Parker, in 1997. Cartoonist Johnny Hart, his co-creator, continued writing the strip until his death on April 7, 2007.
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Brant Parker
- Birth Name
- Brant Julian Parker
- Born
- August 26, 1920
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Died
- 15 April 2007
- Place of death
- Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
- Awards
- National Cartoonists Society Humor Comic Strip Award (1971, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1983) Inkpot Award (1984) Reuben Award (1984) Elzie Segar Award (1986)
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Honours
- Inkpot Award · Reuben Award · Adamson Awards
- Languages
- English
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Brant Julian Parker (August 26, 1920 – April 15, 2007) was an American cartoonist. He co-created and drew The Wizard of Id comic strip until passing the job on to his son, Jeff Parker, in 1997. Cartoonist Johnny Hart, his co-creator, continued writing the strip until his death on April 7, 2007.
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Brant Parker (1920–2007) was an American comics artist. Born in Los Angeles, the comics artist died in Lynchburg.
Languages used include English. Brant Parker received Adamson Awards, Inkpot Award and Reuben Award.
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• Birth Name — Brant Julian Parker • Born — August 26, 1920 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Died — 15 April 2007 • Place of death — Lynchburg, Virginia, United States • Area — Cartoonist • Notable Works — The Wizard of Id Crock Goosemyer • Awards — National Cartoonists Society Humor Comic Strip Award (1971, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1983) Inkpot Award (1984) Reuben Award (1984) Elzie Segar Award (1986)
Life
Life
Parker studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, California. He worked for the Walt Disney Studio before and after World War II, taking time off to serve in the United States Navy. After leaving Disney in 1945, he moved to New York to work as a political cartoonist for the Binghamton Press.
Collaborations
Collaborations
It was in New York that he met Johnny Hart in 1950; Parker was judging an art contest in which 18-year-old Hart was an entrant. The meeting was the beginning of a friendship that led to the two collaborating on The Wizard of Id in 1964. Parker teamed with Don Wilder on the political commentary strip, Goosemyer, which ran from 1981 to 1983. He collaborated with Bill Rechin and Wilder on the strips Out of Bounds and Crock. Early on, Parker left those strips to devote more time to The Wizard of Id.
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Brant Parker is recorded as having received Inkpot Award, Reuben Award and Adamson Awards.
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1920
Brant Parker was born in 1920 at Los Angeles.
2007
Brant Parker died in 2007 at Lynchburg.
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Parker received the National Cartoonists Society Humor Comic Strip Award for 1971, 1976, 1980, 1982 and 1983. He also received their Reuben Award for his work on the strip in 1984 and their Elzie Segar Award in 1986.
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- 1.Inkpot Award.
- 2.Gravett, Paul. Johnny Hart and Brant Parker. The Guardian. 19 May 2007.
- 3.Hevesi, Dennis. Brant Parker, 86, Co-Creator of 'The Wizard of Id' Comics, Dies. The New York Times. 18 April 2007.
- 4.Nelson, Valerie J. Brant Parker, 86; cartoonist co-created 'The Wizard of Id'. The Los Angeles Times. 17 April 2007.
- 5.Johnny Hart and Brant Parker". Creators.com website. Last accessed 2007-04-09.
- 6.Meet the Wizard. parkercartoons.com.
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(The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Brant Parker.) • Award: Brant Parker is recorded as having received Inkpot Award, Reuben Award and Adamson Awards.
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