Pap Dean
Preston Allen Dean Jr. (August 25, 1915 – August 15, 2011) was an American political cartoonist, author, and illustrator in Louisiana known as Pap Dean. He was inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Pap Dean
- Name
- Pap Dean
- Birth Name
- Preston Allen Dean Jr.
- Born
- 25 August 1915
- Birthplace
- Colfax, Louisiana, U.S.
- Died
- 15 August 2011
- Occupation
- Political cartoonist, author, illustrator
- Education
- Louisiana State University
- Nationality
- United States
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Preston Allen Dean Jr. (August 25, 1915 – August 15, 2011) was an American political cartoonist, author, and illustrator in Louisiana known as Pap Dean. He was inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame in 1993.
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• Name — Pap Dean • Birth Name — Preston Allen Dean Jr. • Born — 25 August 1915 • Birthplace — Colfax, Louisiana, U.S. • Died — 15 August 2011 • Occupation — Political cartoonist, author, illustrator • Education — Louisiana State University
Life and career
Life and career
Dean was born in Colfax, Louisiana to Preston Allen Dean Sr. and Addie Swafford Dean. He attended Colfax High School. He graduated from Louisiana State University in 1937. He also studied at Chicago Art Institute. Dean served in the military during World War II, retiring from the U.S. Army Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel. Dean worked for the Shreveport Times from 1938 until his retirement in 1979. He wrote and illustrated books on Louisiana, Natchitoches, Central Louisiana, and Colfax, Louisiana. He married and had children.
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1915
Pap Dean born at Colfax.
2011
Pap Dean died at Alexandria.
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• Louisiana: A Political History in Cartoon and Narrative • Historic Natchitoches • Beauty of the Cane • Central Louisiana Historical Homesteads and the Families Who Touched Them • Colfax: Its Place in Louisiana
Death and legacy
Dean died on August 15, 2011, at the age of 95. LSU Shreveport has a collection of his cartoons.
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- 1.Taking You Back. The Ville Platte Gazette. 4. July 22, 1985.
- 2.Drawing conclusions: Cartoonist Pap Dean puts pen to paper, smiles to faces daily. The Town Talk. 15. April 11, 1988.
- 3.Cenla artist: Schulz 'genius': 'Pap' Dean Recalls Meeting Peanuts' Creator in 1982. The Town Talk. 1. February 16, 2000.
- 4.P.A. “Pap” Dean.
- 5.Preston Dean Now Residing in Shreveport. The Colfax Chronicle. 2. April 20, 1962.
- 6.Allen 'Pap' Dean: From Editorial Cartoonist to WWII Hero.
- 7.Pap Dean Retiring, But Not Altogether. The Shreveport Times. 15. August 31, 1979.
- 8.Drawing from the past. The Times. 19. September 28, 2010.
- 9.Preston Dean Obituary (2011) - Shreveport, LA - Shreveport Times. Legacy.com.
- 10.Preston A. "Pap" Dean Editorial Cartoons Collection. Louisiana State University Shreveport.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Preston Allen Dean. His recorded confession was United Methodist Church.
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