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John Prentice (cartoonist) was born on 17 October, 1920 in Whitney, Texas, is a cartoonist. Discover John Prentice (cartoonist)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?
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79 years old |
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Libra |
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17 October, 1920 |
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17 October |
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Whitney, Texas |
| Date of death |
(1999-05-23)Westport, Connecticut |
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Westport, Connecticut |
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United States |
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John Prentice (cartoonist) Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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John Prentice (cartoonist) Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Prentice (cartoonist) worth at the age of 79 years old? John Prentice (cartoonist)’s income source is mostly from being a successful cartoonist. He is from United States. We have estimated
John Prentice (cartoonist)'s net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Prentice married a third time to Antonia, and the two were married until his death in 1999 from mesothelioma. This condition was attributed to his time working as a fireman in the Navy, as the pipes had asbestos around them.
Prentice received the National Cartoonists Society Story Comic Strip Award for Rip Kirby in 1966, 1967, and 1986.
Prentice had several notable assistants on Rip Kirby: Al McWilliams (pre-1960), Al Williamson (1960–63), and Gray Morrow (1970s).
Prentice married his second wife, Cathy, in 1957, with whom he had three more children: Whitney, Cathy, and Priscilla. Eventually, the two of them divorced, as well. (His ex-wife Cathy went on to marry Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker.)
On September 6, 1956, Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond was killed in a car crash, leaving his current comic strip, Rip Kirby, without an illustrator. Sylvan Byck, editor for King Features Syndicate (which published Rip Kirby), originally approached Prentice's longtime friend Leonard Starr to take over, though when he turned it down in hopes of getting his own strip picked up, Starr recommended Prentice, instead. Prentice drew the strip for the rest of its run, until just before his own death in 1999.
John Prentice married his first wife, Margie, in 1945, and their only child, John III, was born in 1948. The two officially divorced in 1956.
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Prentice worked for Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's romance comics series Young Romance, which is often considered the first romance comic. Originally published by Crestwood Publications, the series eventually moved to DC Comics, for which Prentice also worked in the mid-1950s.
John Franklin Prentice, Jr. (October 17, 1920 – May 23, 1999) was an American cartoonist most known for taking over the comic strip Rip Kirby upon the death of the strip's creator, Alex Raymond.
John Prentice was born in Whitney, Texas, on October 17, 1920, on his family's farm. Some of Prentice's relatives were willing to help him pay for college, but on the condition that he study "medicine, law, or business." However, as Prentice always wanted to be an artist, he joined the Navy in 1939 to help pay for college, and served until 1945. During his service, he was stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, when it was attacked by Japanese forces.
