Born: 1904 month? day? in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1936 October 10 in Ossining, New York, United States
Biography: Ed Leffingwell and his younger brother Bob were cousins of Harold Gray. Ed began his comics career as an assistant to Gray before starting his own strip Little Joe with Gray's help, the Sunday beginning on October 1, 1933. Little Joe was continued by Ed's brother Bob upon Ed's unexpected death in 1936. His last Sunday strip was published on December 6, 1936 and from thereon out was signed just "Leffingwell".
Leffingwell originally received both a Bachelor's (in 1926) and Engineering (in 1928) degrees with New York University. He would first work for the Post and McCord Engineering company in New York City and then Just Structural Street company in White Plains, New York. In 1932 Ed began working as an assistant for Gray at same time attending an art school in New York City.
Ed Leffingwell died at 3:40pm on October 10, 1936 at Ossining Hospital due to complications from an appendix operation the week prior.
Notes: Brother of Robert "Bob" Leffingwell (no relation to Robert G. Leffingwell); cousin of Harold Gray
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Name:
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Ed Leffingwell
Type: GCD Official (type is deprecated)
Other Names:
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Edwin W.
Type: Given (birth) (type is deprecated)
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Leffingwell
Type: Family (type is deprecated)
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Edward Leffingwell
Type: Pen Name
Schools:
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New York University 1922 to 1928
Notes: Received Bachelor of Arts in 1926 and degree in Civil Engineering in 1928.
Degrees:
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B.A., New York University in 1926
Notes: Earned an "artium baccalaureus" A. B., also known as Bachelor of Arts in 1926.
Signatures:
- Ed Leffingwell [generic]
- Leffingwell [generic]
Relations:
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Relative - Harold Gray (b. 1894)
Notes: cousins - Sibling - Robert Leffingwell (b. 1911)
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