Walt Kelly | |
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Born | Walter Crawford Kelly Jr. August 25, 1913[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | October 18, 1973 Woodland Hills, California, U.S. | (aged 60)
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Animator, cartoonist, newspaper journalist, poet |
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.