Born: 1916 August 10 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Died: 2003 December 28 in Clearwater, Florida, United States

Biography: Gotto created Ozark Ike and Cotton Woods.

Additional biographical works:
A Gallery of Rogues: Cartoonists' Self-Caricatures (Billy Ireland Cartoon Library), 1998, by Robert C. Harvey;
Cartoonews (Bill Sheridan, 1975 series) #4 (July 1975);
Comics Buyer's Guide (Krause Publications, 1982 Series) #? (January ?, 1989);
Comics Feature (NMP, 1980 series) #40 (January 1986);
Famous Artists and Writers of King Features Syndicate (King Features, 1946 ? Series) # [1946], [1949];
"Ray Gotto--The Comics' Heavy" in St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida) January 1, 2004 (obituary).

From about the mid-1930s to 1943 he wrote and drew editorial, sports, and gag cartoons for The Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee).
From circa 1958 to circa 1975, Gotto wrote and drew gag and sports cartoons for sports pages around the country (possible syndicated?) and for The Sporting News (Sporting News Publishing Company, Inc., 1886 series).

Syndication work:
Cotton Woods daily (General Features) 1955-07-18 - 1957-XX-XX [Writing, pencils, and inks.];
Ozark Ike daily and Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-11-12 - 1954-XX-XX [Writing, pencils, and inks.];
Uncle Alvin daily (General Features) 1966-09-12 - 1967-06-17 [Per Alberto Becattini, ghostwrote this daily strip under creator Bob Sherry's name.];


Name:

    Ray Gotto Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Ray Family name: Gotto

Other Names:

  1. Rufus A. Gotto Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Rufus A. Family name: Gotto

Signatures:

  1. GOTTO [generic]
  2. Ray Gotto [generic]
  3. RAY GOTTO [generic]

Art Influences:

Ray Gotto (b. 1916) stated influences by:
  1. Burris Jenkins (b. 1897)
  2. Willard Mullin (b. 1902)
  3. Alex Raymond (b. 1909)

Memberships:

  1. National Cartoonist Society Type: member


Non Comics Works:

  1. Publication Title: Navy Training Films WW-II (movie) - Role: animator
    Employer Name : U. S. Navy
    Work Title: animator or production Artist

  2. Publication Title: New York Mets emblem (other) - Role: artist - Year: 1961
    Employer Name : New York Mets
    Work Title: emblem design
    Notes: Was awarded $1,000 prize money for the design.

  3. Publication Title: various advertising (advertising) - Role: artist - Year: 1958
    Employer Name : various
    Work Title: ?
    Notes: Print media advertising work was done circa 1958 onward.

  4. Publication Title: various dust jacket: book illustrations (book) - Role: artist - Years: 1958 - 1961
    Employer Name : various publishers
    Work Title: various
    Notes: Did print media dust jacket book illustrations, details not known.