Gerry Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Bil Keane, a true cartooning legend, has passed away at the age of 89. More at The Daily Cartoonist. Quote
Darkwing Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Oh wow. RIP Bil, thanks for making us laugh! Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted November 9, 2011 Hash Fellow Posted November 9, 2011 That's too bad, but he had a long run. For someone doing what he did he pretty much hit the wave just right. Quote
Gerry Posted November 9, 2011 Author Posted November 9, 2011 Also a good AP article at http://enews.earthlink.net/article/us?guid...0d-ad98c16257cf Man, I can't believe I spelled "circus" wrong in the subtitle! Quote
Vertexspline Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 Yes Indeed -----have to give a big thanks - was one of my childhood favorite cartoons to look for. Quote
largento Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 Sad to hear that. Here's a picture of the real Keane family back in the day: Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted November 10, 2011 Hash Fellow Posted November 10, 2011 Man, I can't believe I spelled "circus" wrong in the subtitle! For years I read the title as "Family Circle", I guess because it was in a circle. Quote
John Bigboote Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 Yeah, too bad! A great comic strip! Wow- that family picture is REALLY like my family picture from that era... we had 6 kids. I would like to think he lived a long, fulfilling life, doing work that he loved that made many people smile on a daily basis. Quote
Gerry Posted November 10, 2011 Author Posted November 10, 2011 Man, I can't believe I spelled "circus" wrong in the subtitle! For years I read the title as "Family Circle", I guess because it was in a circle. Robert, it was in fact called "Family Circle" for many years until they were sued by the magazine of that name and changed the title. Not sure when that happened, maybe mid-60's or so. But your mind's not going, just so's you know! Quote
Admin Rodney Posted November 10, 2011 Admin Posted November 10, 2011 It's fairly easy to pick out the now legendary Disney animator Glen Keane in that photo. His face still looks the same. And that's quite a happy family! I was always drawn into the Family Circus cartoons but always wished they could escape outside that circle into longer sequential stories. My favorites were the ones where Billy or one of the others would wander around and you'd have to follow the dotted line to see where he'd gone adventuring. Quote
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