| Gary Larson | |
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| Born | August 14, 1950 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | The Far Side |
| Spouse(s) |
Toni Carmichael (m. 1987) |
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| thefarside | |
Gary Larson (born August 14, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created The Far Side, a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to more than 1,900 newspapers for fifteen years.[1] The series ended with Larson's retirement on January 1, 1995, though since 2020 Larson has published additional comics online. His twenty-three books of collected cartoons have combined sales of more than forty-five million copies.[1]