| Walt Kelly | |
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| Born | Walter Crawford Kelly Jr. August 25, 1913[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 18, 1973 (aged 60) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Animator, cartoonist, newspaper journalist, poet, American singer |
| Spouse(s) | Helen DeLacy
(m. 1937; div. 1951)Stephanie Waggony
(m. 1951; died 1970)Selby Daley (m. 1972) |
| Children | Kathleen, Carolyn, Peter, Stephen, Andrew, John, Kathryn |
Walter Crawford Kelly Jr. (August 25, 1913 – October 18, 1973) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Pogo.[2][3] He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo. In 1941, at the age of 28, Kelly transferred to work at Dell Comics, where he created Pogo, which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical commentary.
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JBQR-K2V accessed 1 March 2013), Walter Kelly, October 1973.
- ^ "Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". www.answers.com.
- ^ "Kelly, Walt. "An Autobiography by the Creator of Pogo." Official Pogo Website. 1954". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-09-15.