Fred Harman
Cartoonist, Comic Strip Creator
1902 – 1982
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Who was Fred Harman?
Fred Harman was an American artist, best known for his popular Red Ryder comic strip, which he drew for 25 years, reaching 40 million readers through 750 newspapers. Harman sometimes used the pseudonym Ted Horn.
Harman was two months old when his parents moved from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Pagosa Springs, Colorado, where he grew up familiar with horses and the ranching lifestyle. His father had previously homesteaded in Pagosa in 1891. Harman dropped out of school after seven years and never had any formal art training.
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- Born
- Feb 9, 1902
Saint Joseph - Also known as
- Leslie Fred Harman
- Ted Horn
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Saint Joseph
- Died
- Jan 2, 1982
Phoenix
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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