Stephen Bentley
Stephen Bentley (born 1954) is an American cartoonist with Creators Syndicate and the creator of Herb and Jamaal. Originally from Los Angeles, Bentley moved to Pasadena as a teenager and attended John Muir High School, graduating in 1972. After high school he joined the United States Navy where he first began drawing newspaper cartoons.
Stephen Bentley
- Full name
- Stephen Richard Bentley.
- Born
- 1954. · Southern California.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- cartoonist and comics artist.
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Stephen Bentley (born 1954) is an American cartoonist with Creators Syndicate and the creator of Herb and Jamaal. Originally from Los Angeles, Bentley moved to Pasadena as a teenager and attended John Muir High School, graduating in 1972. After high school he joined the United States Navy where he first began drawing newspaper cartoons.
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After the navy, Bentley attended Pasadena City College and Rio Hondo College majoring in art, English, and fire sciences, before beginning work in advertising. Bentley is a deacon in the Episcopal Church.
Stephen Bentley is recorded at birth as Stephen Richard Bentley. Recorded as cartoonist and comics artist.
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1954
Stephen Bentley born at Southern California.
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