Jerry Bittle
| Jerry Bittle | |
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| Born | October 8, 1949 Wichita, Kansas |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Honduras |
| Nationality | American |
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Notable works
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Geech Shirley and Son |
Jerry Bittle (October 8, 1949 – April 9, 2003)[1][dead link] was a cartoonist who drew the comic strips Geech and Shirley and Son.
A graduate of Wichita State University in Kansas, he worked as an editorial cartoonist for the Wichita Eagle and later the Albuquerque Tribune.[2][3] Moving to Texas, Bittle debuted Geech in 1982; it ran in syndication until his death in 2003. Shirley and Son, about life after divorce, debuted in 2000 and also ended after Bittle's death.
Bittle died of a heart attack while on vacation in Honduras.[3] Bittle's family founded the Jerry Bittle Educational Trust in his memory.[2]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bittle entry, Lambiek Comiclopedia. Accessed May 16, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jerry Bittle, 53; Created Comic Strip 'Shirley and Son'," Los Angeles Times (April 11, 2003).
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