Lee W. Stanley
Lee Wright Stanley (May 2, 1885, in Topeka – February 11, 1970, in Cleveland) was an American cartoonist. He is best known for his long-running syndicated gag panel The Old Home Town, featuring small-town and hillbilly-type characters, which he drew for more than thirty years with his wife Harriet. Stanley started out as an editorial cartoonist, beginning in 1903.
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- Born
- 2 May 1885
- Birthplace
- Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
- Died
- 11 February 1970
- Place of death
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- cartoonist · comics artist
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Lee Wright Stanley (May 2, 1885, in Topeka – February 11, 1970, in Cleveland) was an American cartoonist. He is best known for his long-running syndicated gag panel The Old Home Town, featuring small-town and hillbilly-type characters, which he drew for more than thirty years with his wife Harriet. Stanley started out as an editorial cartoonist, beginning in 1903.
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The Old Home Town, originally syndicated by the Central Press Association (and later by King Features Syndicate), ran from January 3, 1923, until Stanley's retirement in 1966.
this cartoon is a literalist depiction of the phrase "high-handed".
Lee W. Stanley · http: (Tacoma Times)
this cartoon is based on a pun between " steel " and " steal " - that is, rather than being industrialists, these men are thieves.
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• Born — 2 May 1885 • Birthplace — Topeka, Kansas, U.S. • Died — 11 February 1970 • Place of death — Cleveland, Ohio • Cartoonist — y • Notable Works — The Old Home Town • Illustration — Strip for January 18, 1908
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