Chic Young

Murat Bernard "Chic" Young (January 9, 1901 – March 14, 1973) was an American cartoonist known primarily as the creator and original artist of the comic strip Blondie. He received the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Blondie in 1948. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1901, Young attended high school in St. Louis before working in offices and the Chicago railways while seeking employment in commercial art. In 1923, Young moved to New Yor... more

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  • Jan 9, 1901

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  • Mar 14, 1973 (age 72 years)

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