Date of Birth | 09-January-1901 | |
Place of Birth |
Chicago (Illinois, United States of America, Chicago metropolitan area, Area code 872) |
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Nationality | United States of America | |
Also know as | Murat Bernard Young | |
Profession | Cartoonist, Screenwriter | |
Murat Bernard Young, better known as Chic Young, was an American cartoonist who created the popular, long-running comic strip Blondie. His 1919 William McKinley High School Yearbook cites his nickname as Chicken, source of his familiar pen name and signature. According to King Features Syndicate, Young had a daily readership of 52 million. Stan Drake, who drew Blondie in the 1980s and 1990s, stated that Young "has to go down in history as one of the geniuses of the industry." |
Awards by Chic Young |
Check all the awards nominated and won by Chic Young. |