Richard felton outcault biography

Richard Felton Outcault was an American cartoonist..

Richard F. Outcault

American cartoonist (–)

Richard F. Outcault

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BornRichard Felton Outcalt
()January 14,
Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 25, () (aged&#;65)
Flushing, New York, U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist
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Richard Felton Outcault (; January 14, – September 25, ) was an American cartoonist.

Richard Felton Outcault was an American cartoonist.

  • American cartoonist and creator of The Yellow Kid, a comic cartoon series that was influential in the development of the comic strip.
  • Richard Felton Outcault was an American cartoonist.
  • Richard Felton Outcalt (a name he changed to "Outcault" in 1889) was born in 1863 in Lancaster, Ohio as the son of German immigrants.
  • Outcault was born on January 14, 1863, in Lancaster, Ohio.

    • He was the creator of the series The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown and is considered a key pioneer of the modern comic strip.

    Life and career

    Early life and education

    Outcault was born on January 14, , in Lancaster, Ohio, to Catherine Davis and Jesse P.

    Outcalt—spelled without the u their son later added. He attended the McMicken School of Design in Cincinnati from to , and after graduating did commercial painting for the Hall Safe and Lock Company.

    Early career

    Outcault painted electric light displays for Edison Laboratories for the Centennial