George Smith (b. 1920)

Born: 1920 February 5 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2012 February 2 in White Salmon, Washington, United States
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Biography:

With his wife Virginia Smith, George Smith created The Smith Family comic strip that appeared in the Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) from 1950 to 1994.

Syndication work:
The Smith Family daily (George Matthew Adams Service) 1950-XX-XX - 1965-05-29 [Writer, pencils, inks, and letters.];
The Smith Family Sunday (George Matthew Adams Service) 1953-XX-XX - 1965-05-30 [Writer, pencils, inks, colors, and letters.];
The Smith Family daily (Washington Star Syndicate) 1965-05-31 - 1979-06-30 [Writer, pencils, inks, and letters.];
The Smith Family Sunday (Washington Star Syndicate) 1965-07-06 - 1979-06-24 or 1979-07-01 ? [Writer, pencils, inks, colors, and letters.];
The Smith Family daily (Universal Press Syndicate) 1979-07-02 - 1994-XX-XX [Writer, pencils, inks, and letters.];
The Smith Family Sunday (Universal Press Syndicate) 1979-07-01 ? or 1979-07-08 ? - 1994-XX-XX [Writer, pencils, inks, colors, and letters.];
This and That daily (George Matthew Adams Service) 194X-XX-XX - 195X-XX-XX [Writer, pencils, inks, and letters. Smith was one of a number of rotating gag cartoonists that worked on this cartoon gag panel when it started in 1941. Exact dates are not currently known.]

Notes:

Additional biographical details can be found at https://www.thsmithstrip.com/2022/06/artist-tackles-society-through-comics.html

Name:

  • George Smith
  • Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: George Family name: Smith
  • Disambiguation: Boston Globe artist and The Smith Family creator

Signatures:

  1. Geo Smith [generic]
  2. GeoSmith. [generic]

Relations:

  1. Spouse - Virginia Smith

Schools:

  1. Pratt Institute [Brooklyn] 1938 ? to 1941

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