biographie de Alex RAYMOND (1909-1956)

Birth place: New Rochelle, NY

Addresses: Stamford, CT

Profession: Cartoonist, illustrator

Studied: Notre Dame Univ.; Grand Central Sch. Art

Exhibited: Awards: Billy DeBeck award, 1949.

Member: SI; Artists & Writers Club (exec. board); Nat. Cartoonists Soc. (pres., 1950-52).

Comments: In 1934, he created the comic strip, "Flash Gordon," followed by "Jungle Jim" and "Rip Kirby" (c.1947). He was also co-creator of "Secret Agent X9," all King Features Syndicate.

Sources: WW53; WW47; Famous Artists & Writers (1949).