Age, Biography and Wiki
Ellen Forney was born on 8 March, 1968, is a Cartoonist, author. Discover Ellen Forney's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
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Cartoonist, author |
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56 years old |
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Pisces |
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8 March 1968 |
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8 March |
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She is a member of famous Cartoonist with the age 56 years old group.
Ellen Forney Height, Weight & Measurements
At 56 years old, Ellen Forney height not available right now. We will update Ellen Forney's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Ellen Forney Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Ellen Forney worth at the age of 56 years old? Ellen Forney’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cartoonist. She is from . We have estimated
Ellen Forney's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Forney's 2018 book Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice from My Bipolar Life is a graphic self-help guide, published by Fantagraphics. In it, Forney promotes her personal acronym for self-care: SMEDMERTS, which stands for Sleep, Meds, Eat, Doctor, Mindfulness, Exercise, Routine, Tools, Support System.
Her graphic memoir Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me addressed her experiences with bipolar disorder. Specifically, the memoir deals with how Forney perceives her mental illness in relation to her art, as well as her fears about medication diminishing her creativity. Forney also notes the role mental illness has played in other artists lives, referring to a list of artists and writers with depression as "Club Van Gogh." It was published by Penguin Books' Gotham Books imprint in November 2012, and it was a New York Times Bestseller.Marbles featured prominently in a graphic medicine exhibit that Forney curated for the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
In 2006 she published I Love Led Zeppelin, which collected comics she had done for various newspapers and magazines, and included collaborations with Margaret Cho, Kristin Gore, Camille Paglia, and Dan Savage. It was nominated for an Eisner Award as Best Reality-Based Comic. In 2007 she illustrated Sherman Alexie's young-adult novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which won the National Book Award. In 2008 she published Lust which adapted personal ads from The Stranger into illustrated/comics form.
Forney identifies herself as bisexual. She was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 Disorder in 1998.
In the 1990s, she produced the autobiographical strip I Was Seven in '75, which ran in Seattle's alternative-weekly paper The Stranger. She self-published a collection in 1997 with a Xeric Foundation grant. A complete collection was published as Monkey Food by Fantagraphics in 1999.
Ellen Forney (born March 8, 1968) is an American cartoonist, educator, and wellness coach. She is known for her autobiographic comics which include I was Seven in '75; I Love Led Zepellin; and Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo and Me. She teaches at the Cornish College of the Arts. Her work covers mental illness, political activism, drugs, and the riot girl movement. Currently, she is based in Seattle, Washington.
