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Frederick Burr Opper (* 2. Januar 1857 in Madison, Ohio; † 28. August 1937, New Rochelle, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Comiczeichner und Illustrator. Bekannt wurde er durch die Comicstrips Happy Hooligan, And her Name was Maud und Alphonse and Gaston. (de) Frederick Burr Opper (Madison, Ohio, 2 de enero de 1857 - New Rochelle, Nueva York, 28 de agosto de 1937) fue un historietista estadounidense célebre por su tira Happy Hooligan. Fue uno de los primeros en crear tiras cómicas para los periódicos estadounidenses. Los personajes de sus historietas fueron incluidos en revistas, portadas, caricaturas políticas y en otras tiras cómicas durante seis décadas. (es) Frederick Burr Opper (January 2, 1857 – August 28, 1937) is regarded as one of the pioneers of American newspaper comic strips, best known for his comic strip Happy Hooligan. His comic characters were featured in magazine gag cartoons, covers, political cartoons and comic strips for six decades. Born to Austrian-American immigrants Lewis and Aurelia Burr Oppers in Madison, Ohio, Frederick was the eldest of three children. At the age of 14, he dropped out of school to work as a printer's apprentice at the local Madison Gazette, and at 16, he moved to New York City where he worked in a store and continued to draw. He studied briefly at Cooper Union, followed by a short stint as pupil and assistant to illustrator Frank Beard. Opper's first cartoon was published in Wild Oats in 1876, followed by cartoons and illustrations in Scribner’s Monthly and St. Nicholas Magazine. He worked as illustrator at Frank Leslie's Weekly from 1877 to 1880. Opper was then hired to draw for Puck by publishers Joseph Keppler and Adolph Schwarzmann. He stayed with Puck for 18 years, drawing everything from spot illustrations to chromolithograph covers. Opper married Nellie Barnett on May 18, 1881. They had three children, Lawrence, Anna and Sophia. (en) Frederick Burr Opper, né le 2 janvier 1857 à Madison en Ohio et mort le 28 septembre 1937 à Nouvelle-Rochelle dans l'État de New York, est un auteur de bande dessinée, caricaturiste et illustrateur américain. (fr) Frederick Burr Opper (Madison, 2 gennaio 1857 – New Rochelle, 28 agosto 1937) è stato un fumettista statunitense, è considerato uno dei pionieri del mondo dei fumetti noto soprattutto per il suo fumetto Happy Hooligan. Vignetta satirica di Opper apparsa sul Puck nel 1885 (it) |
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Frederick Burr Opper (* 2. Januar 1857 in Madison, Ohio; † 28. August 1937, New Rochelle, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Comiczeichner und Illustrator. Bekannt wurde er durch die Comicstrips Happy Hooligan, And her Name was Maud und Alphonse and Gaston. (de) Frederick Burr Opper (Madison, Ohio, 2 de enero de 1857 - New Rochelle, Nueva York, 28 de agosto de 1937) fue un historietista estadounidense célebre por su tira Happy Hooligan. Fue uno de los primeros en crear tiras cómicas para los periódicos estadounidenses. Los personajes de sus historietas fueron incluidos en revistas, portadas, caricaturas políticas y en otras tiras cómicas durante seis décadas. (es) Frederick Burr Opper, né le 2 janvier 1857 à Madison en Ohio et mort le 28 septembre 1937 à Nouvelle-Rochelle dans l'État de New York, est un auteur de bande dessinée, caricaturiste et illustrateur américain. (fr) Frederick Burr Opper (Madison, 2 gennaio 1857 – New Rochelle, 28 agosto 1937) è stato un fumettista statunitense, è considerato uno dei pionieri del mondo dei fumetti noto soprattutto per il suo fumetto Happy Hooligan. Vignetta satirica di Opper apparsa sul Puck nel 1885 (it) Frederick Burr Opper (January 2, 1857 – August 28, 1937) is regarded as one of the pioneers of American newspaper comic strips, best known for his comic strip Happy Hooligan. His comic characters were featured in magazine gag cartoons, covers, political cartoons and comic strips for six decades. Opper married Nellie Barnett on May 18, 1881. They had three children, Lawrence, Anna and Sophia. (en) |
