George Wunder
Male, Deceased Person
1912 – 1987
Who was George Wunder?
George S. Wunder was a cartoonist best known for his 26 years illustrating the Terry and the Pirates comic strip.
Born in Manhattan, Wunder grew up in Kingston, New York. As a youth, he planned a career as a professional comics artist. Other than correspondence courses, including the International Correspondence School art course, he was a self-taught artist. At the age of 24, he began as a staff artist at the Associated Press, where he worked alongside illustrator Noel Sickles and sports cartoonist Tom Paprocki. At AP, Wunder illustrated fiction and various editorial cartoon features, such as "Can Hitler Beat the Russian Jinx?"
During World War II, he served in the Army from 1942 to 1946. Returning to the Associated Press after World War II, he drew the strip See for Yourself in 1946 for AP Newsfeatures.
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- Born
- Apr 24, 1912
New York City - Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Dec 13, 1987
New Milford
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on July 23, 2013
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