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Caniff had this reproduction cartoon in his desk in New York at the end of his career. The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library in Columbus received material from Milton Caniff (1907-1988) between 1974 and 1989. The Cartoon Research Library donated this item to the Ohio Historical Society in 2007., 21.5 cm high, 28 cm wide,.1 cm long, Noted American cartoonist Milton Caniff was born in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, on February 28, 1907. He was the only child of John William Caniff and Elizabeth Burton Caniff. In 1919, the Caniff family moved to Dayton, Ohio, where Milton attended Ruskin Elementary School. In that same year he joined the Boy Scouts, an organization that influenced him, and one in which he participated, his entire life. In 1921, he entered Dayton’s Stivers Manual High School, where he met his influential art teacher, Martha K. Schauer, and drew the comic strip “Chic and Noodles” for the school newspaper. He graduated in 1925 and enrolled at Ohio State University (OSU), where he majored in fine arts. At OSU, Caniff pledged the Sigma Chi fraternity, appeared in campus theater productions, created artwork for the yearbook, and worked part-time in the art department at the Columbus Dispatch with the well-known cartoonist Billy Ireland. In 1930, Milton Caniff graduated from Ohio State, married his Dayton high school sweetheart, Esther “Bunny” Parsons, and began full-time work at the Dispatch. When the Depression hit in 1932, the Dispatch laid off Milton Caniff; later that year he accepted a position in the art department at the Associated Press in New York, producing a series of comic strips. Caniff is best remembered for his comic strips “Terry and the Pirates,” “Male Call,” and “Steve Canyon.” Throughout his life he received numerous awards for his cartoon work, his involvement with U.S. military branches, and his dedication to the Boy Scouts of America. Milton Caniff died on Easter Sunday, April 3, 1988. |
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Creator |
Caniff, Milton Arthur, |
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Date of Original |
1985 circa |
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Collection |
Milton Caniff Collection |
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Source |
H 90946 |
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Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
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Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
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StillImage |
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File Name |
H90946.tif |
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Image Height |
1855 |
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Image Width |
2783 |
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File Size |
836.949 KB |
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