Dave Gerard (June 18, 1909 – August 31, 2003) was an American humor cartoonist and local politician, known for his contributions to Collier's Weekly, Country Gentleman, and The Saturday Evening Post.[1]
| Dave Gerard | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Gerard June 18, 1909 Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 2003 (aged 94) Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Will-Yum City Hall Citizen Smith |
| Mayor of Crawfordsville, Indiana | |
| In office 1972–1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Wabash College |
Early life and education
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Born and raised in Indiana, Gerard was a 1931 graduate of Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana.[1] He was among the Crawfordsville-area cartoonists known as “The Sugar Crick Art School,” Bill Holman perhaps being the most famous of the group.[2]
Career
editGerard began a 35-year relationship with the John F. Dille Co. newspaper syndicate (later known as the National Newspaper Syndicate) in 1949 with his comic strip Viewpoint, which ran until 1953. That was succeeded by the popular strip Will-Yum, which ran from 1953 to 1966. (Will-Yum was also featured in a Dell comic book.) Gerard's City Hall strip was distributed by the National Newspaper Syndicate from 1967 to 1984.[3][4]
Gerard was also the creator of Citizen Smith, a strip distributed by the Register and Tribune Syndicate that featured an everyman beset by everyday frustrations; this work appeared in The Indianapolis Star in the 1970s and 1980s.[5]
Dave Gerard was the mayor of Crawfordsville, Indiana, from 1972 to 1976.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ a b George Glazer Gallery – Antique Globes – Cram's Toy Globe by Dave Gerard
- ^ Zach, Karen Bazzani. Crawfordsville, Athens of Indiana. The making of America series. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003, p. 108.
- ^ "Dave Gerard Cartoons: An inventory of his cartoons at Syracuse University," Syracuse University Libraries Special Collections Research Center. Accessed October 14, 2018.
- ^ Gerard entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Accessed October 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Comic creator: Dave Gerard
