Denys Wortman

Denys Wortman (May 2, 1887 – September 20, 1958) was a painter, cartoonist and comic strip creator.[1] From 1924 to 1954 he drew the comic strip Metropolitan Movies (originated by Gene Carr in 1921),[2] which ran in the New York World and was syndicated nationwide by the World Feature Service[3] and later United Feature Syndicate.[4]

Denys Wortman
Born(1887-05-02)May 2, 1887
DiedSeptember 20, 1958(1958-09-20) (aged 71)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Painter, Cartoonist
Notable works
Metropolitan Movies

His work was the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York in 2011.[5]

References
  1. "Wortman, Denys". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. 2000.
  2. Sturm, James. "Original Drawings by Denys Wortman," Archived November 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Center for Cartoon Studies website (March 2008).
  3. Kino, Carol (November 17, 2010). "Denys Wortman Recalled at Museum of the City of New York". New York Times.
  4. Booker, M. Keith. "United Feature Syndicate," in Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas (ABC-CLIO, 2014), p. 399.
  5. Sunita Reddy (December 30, 2010). "Spare Times for Dec. 31-Jan. 6". New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2011.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.