Elliot Caplin

Elliot Caplin
Born(1913-12-25)December 25, 1913[1]
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedFebruary 20, 2000(2000-02-20) (aged 86)
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
The Heart of Juliet Jones
Big Ben Bolt
Spouse(s)Ruth
Children3

Elliot Caplin (December 25, 1913 – February 20, 2000) was an American comic strip writer best known as the co-creator (with Stan Drake) of The Heart of Juliet Jones. His name is sometimes spelled with an extra letter: Elliott A. Caplin. He was the younger brother of Al Capp, creator of Li'l Abner.[2]

  1. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKRG-Z3B : accessed March 12, 2013), Elliott Caplin, February 20, 2000.
  2. ^ Caplin, Elliott. Al Capp Remembered. Bowling Green University Press, 1994.