Chris Browne
Christopher Kelly Browne (May 16, 1952 – February 5, 2023) was an American comic strip artist and cartoonist. He was the son of cartoonist Dik Browne and brother of cartoonist Chance Browne. From 1989 to 2023, Browne wrote and drew the comic strip Hägar the Horrible, which is distributed by King Features Syndicate.
Chris Browne
- Name
- Chris Browne
- Born
- 16 May 1952
- Birthplace
- South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
- Died
- 5 February 2023
- Place of death
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
- Occupation
- Cartoonist
- Spouse
- Carroll Browne
- Nationality
- United States.
- Known for
- Hägar the Horrible.
- Languages
- English.
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Christopher Kelly Browne (May 16, 1952 – February 5, 2023) was an American comic strip artist and cartoonist. He was the son of cartoonist Dik Browne and brother of cartoonist Chance Browne. From 1989 to 2023, Browne wrote and drew the comic strip Hägar the Horrible, which is distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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Chris Browne (1952–2023) was a caricaturist, cartoonist and comics artist, among other activities, of American nationality. The caricaturist was born in South Orange and died in Sioux Falls.
Among the works is Hägar the Horrible. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Chris Browne • Born — 16 May 1952 • Birthplace — South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. • Died — 5 February 2023 • Place of death — Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. • Occupation — Cartoonist • Notable Works — Hägar the Horrible • Spouse — Carroll Browne
Life and career
Life and career
Born in South Orange, New Jersey, on May 16, 1952, and growing up in suburban Wilton, Connecticut, Browne assisted his father on the comic strips Hi and Lois and Hägar the Horrible. He contributed to Hägar from the beginning of the comic in 1972 and co-authored Hägar the Horrible's Very Nearly Complete Viking Handbook in 1985. When Dik Browne died in 1989, Chris Browne continued the strip, both writing and drawing, while Chance Browne took over Hi and Lois. Chris Browne also created two short-lived autobiographical comic strips: "Chris Browne's Comic Strip" (1993 – 1994) and "Raising Duncan" (2000 – 2004). Both include a Scottie dog (Scottish Terrier) as a common feature. Browne lived in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he died on February 5, 2023, at the age of 70.
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Comic and artistic work
Hägar the Horrible is translated into 13 languages and appears in 45 countries.
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- 1.Tobin, Suzanne. Comics: Meet the Artist. The Washington Post. 2002.
- 2.Background about Chris Browne.
- 3.CHRIS BROWNE TALKS ABOUT HIS MOVE TO SIOUX FALLS, SD. dailycartoonist.com. 19 November 2007.
- 4.Newton, Jacob. Sioux Falls cartoonist of Hägar the Horrible has died. KELO-TV. 10 February 2023.
- 5.In memory of Chris Browne |. 11 February 2023.
- 6.King Features Syndicate, a Unit of Hearst. "HAGAR THE HORRIBLE" 40th Anniversary. kingfeatures.com. 4 February 2013.
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