A. E. Hayward

A. E. Hayward
BornAlfred Mark Hayward
(1884-02-14)February 14, 1884
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJuly 25, 1939(1939-07-25) (aged 55)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Syndicated cartoonist, fine artist
Notable works
Somebody's Stenog
Spouse(s)
Stella Kelly
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(m. 1907)​
A 1917 cartoon from Hayward's Padded Cell single panel strip

Alfred Earl Hayward (1884 – 1939), was a 20th century American comic strip artist. He was known professionally as A. E. Hayward for his comics work although he used his full name for his fine arts work.

He is best known for his seminal 1918-1941 strip Somebody's Stenog ("stenog" standing for "stenographer"). This strip, featuring flapper-era secretary Cam O'Flage, was one of the first daily strips focusing on an independent woman.[1] It was the first enduring daily strip to have an "office girl" as the protagonist[2][3][note 1] and to be concerned with a group of female office workers.[7]

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