28 September

Al Capp

Al Capp

Al Capp

Al Capp (September 28, 1909 – November 5, 1979) was an American cartoonist and humorist best known for the satirical comic strip Li’l Abner, which he created in 1934 and continued writing and (with help from assistants) drawing until 1977. He won the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award in 1947 for Cartoonist of the Year, and their 1979 Elzie Segar Award (posthumously) for his “unique and outstanding contribution to the profession of cartooning.”. Born Alfred Gerald Caplin in New Haven, Connecticut. (d. 1979)

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