Bud Fisher (b. 1885)

Born: 1885 April 3 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1954 September 7 in New York, New York, United States
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Notes:

To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

Name:

Other Names:

  1. Harry C. Fisher Type: Common Alternative Name
  2. Harry Conway Fisher Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Harry Conway Family name: Fisher

Signatures:

  1. Fisher [generic]
  2. Fisher [generic]

Relations:

  1. Owner - Bud Fisher Studio
    Notes: Fisher was the owner and director of the studio.
  2. Ghosted by - Sheldon Mayer (b. 1917)
  3. Ghosted by - Al Smith (b. 1902)
    Notes: Al Smith began ghosting the comic strip Mutt and Jeff from Bud Fisher in 1932. During 1932 through probably some of 1934, Smith worked with Fisher on the strip in various capacities. From 1934 onward, Smith became the sole creator of the strip, though Fisher remained credited as creator and supervised the work. When Fisher died in 1954, Smith began to sign the comic strip in his name, continuing until his retirement in 1980.

Schools:

  1. University of Chicago ? to ?


Art Influences:

Influences by Bud Fisher (b. 1885) were stated by:
  1. George Hansen (b. 1951)
  2. Fran Matera (b. 1924)
  3. Mark Smeets (b. 1942)
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