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  Hank Ketcham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry King "Hank" Ketcham (March 14, 1920 – June 1, 2001) was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from drawing the daily page and took up painting full time in his studio at his home.
Hank Ketcham was born in Seattle, Washington in 1920.
Hank was immediately hooked and soon his father set up a small desk in the closet of his bedroom for him to draw at.
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 Hank Ketcham Tribute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Hank Ketcham whose lovable scamp "Dennis the Menace" tormented the cranky Mr.
Ketcham's irascible character has a great cartoon 'kid' lineage, dating back to the turn of the last century, when the "Yellow kid" first graced the pages of the New York World in 1895 and showed the world that cartoons could sell newspapers.
Hank Ketcham will be missed by several generations of cartoon fans who can appreciate the the menacing innocence in all of us, no matter what our age.
www.kiddmillennium.com /ketchamtribute.htm   (193 words)

  
 Hank Ketcham -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Hank Ketcham (Henry King Ketcham) was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994.
Ketcham started in the business as an animator for Walter Lantz and Walt Disney.
Although Dennis lived in the all-American famioly, Ketcham himself lived in Switzerland from 1960 to 1977.
www.i-encyclopedia.com /index.php/Hank_Ketcham   (91 words)

  
 Hank Ketcham Photo Gallery by Christopher Wheeler at pbase.com
Quoth Ketcham pére: “That’s just a chapter that was a short one that closed, which unfortunately happens in some families.” Yes, but in a family in which the father lived in high style off the revenues of a strip whose title character he completely alienated.
Hank Ketcham’s memoir, The Merchant of Dennis the Menace, reads like the testimony of a very talented, lucky, and good natured man. A skilled draughtsman from childhood, he dropped out of college in 1938 to work for Walter Lantz, the animator whose main franchise was Woody Woodpecker.
Ketcham always made respectful noises towards “Peanuts,” which unlike “Dennis the Menace” was both drawn and written by one man. But resentment creeps in around the edges: He wrote that Schulz’s “features would suffer little damage if some thoughtless editor … reduced the reproduction size of the comic section.
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 Hank Ketcham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ketcham was the creator of Dennis the Menace, a one-panel comic strip starring a five-year-old scalawag and the friends and family he tormented.
Hank Ketcham - Hank Ketcham Age: 81 cartoonist who in 1950 created the mischievous character Dennis the Menace,...
Hank Ketcham - Hank Ketcham cartoonist Born: 3/14/1920 Birthplace: Seattle, Washington cartoonist who in 1950...
www.infoplease.com /biography/var/hankketcham.html   (231 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: Live Online
Hank's own son, Dennis, had demolished his bedroom on a particular day and Hank's wife, Alice, came into his studio, and declared that his son was a menace.
Hank always said that he loved the pilot episode of the Jay North TV series, and he was involved in picking the cast.
Hank was such a gifted cartoonist in creating the cast of characters and we greatly miss his daily input.
discuss.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/zforum/01/cartoon_120701.htm   (2358 words)

  
 Comic creator: Hank Ketcham
From 1941 to 1945, Hank Ketcham was chief photographic specialist with the United States Naval Reserve in Washington, DC, where he created his first comic strip, 'Half Hitch'.
Hank Ketcham drew 'Dennis the Menace' with an irreverent yet affectionate pen for over forty years, and officially retired in October 1995.
After suffering from heart disease and cancer, Hank Ketcham passed away peacefully on 2 June 2001, at the age of 81.
www.lambiek.net /artists/k/ketcham_henry.htm   (164 words)

  
 Hank Ketcham, Creator of Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace was created by Hank Ketcham in 1950, using a child’s naive view of the world to discover fun buried in the commonplace stuff of life.
His provoked mother stormed into Hank’s studio exclaiming, “Your son is a menace!” The cartoonist made the immediate connection, coming up with a panel about a rambunctious, loveable boy, full of joyful mischief.
Born in Seattle, Washington on March 14, 1920 to Weaver Vinson Ketcham and the former Virginia Emma King, Henry King Ketcham was the son and grandson of U.S. Naval officers.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/cartoonists/103174   (483 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Dennis the Menace: 1951-1952 by Hank Ketcham
Ketcham drew Dennis the Menace from 1951 to 1994, when he retired and let his assistant take over the strip.
Ketcham's grace and economy of both art and punch line are superb, telling a complete story with a single line of dialogue.
Hank Ketcham was born in 1920 and created Dennis the Menace in 1950.
www.powells.com /biblio?show=HARDCOVER:NEW:1560976802:24.95   (591 words)

  
 Mark Juddery - Tributes- Hank Ketcham
It was Hank Ketcham's own son who inspired one of the most famous youngsters in the history of comics.
Ketcham's first wife, Alice, burst into his studio one day, furious that their 4-year-old son, Dennis, had wrecked his bedroom when he was meant to be taking a nap.
Ketcham would draw a new strip 365 times a year without repeating himself (though he admitted that he might have inadvertently re-used a few joke).
www.markjuddery.com /html/tributes/2001_hank_ketcham.html   (591 words)

  
 Hank Ketcham dies
Although Ketcham stopped drawing the weekday strip, which appears in 1,000 newspapers, 48 countries and 19 languages in 1994, it is now created by a team of artists and writers and is expected to continue.
Their son Dennis Lloyd Ketcham was born in 1946 while they were living in Westport, Conn., and Ketcham was struggling to make it as a freelance cartoonist.
Ketcham is survived by his wife, Rolande, sons Dennis and Scott, and daughter Dania.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/06/01/MN191276.DTL   (1331 words)

  
 Daily Celebrations ~ Hank Ketcham,  Listening to You ~ March 14 ~ Ideas to motivate, educate, and inspire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The creator of the popular comic strip Dennis the Menace, Henry King Ketcham (1920-2001) was born on this day in Seattle, Washington and realized he loved cartooning by the time he was six.
A talented artist who at one time worked for animators Walter Lantz and Walt Disney, Ketcham was inspired by the antics of his four-year-old son Dennis to create his popular freckle-faced character.
As of March 2001, Ketcham's popular panels were featured in 1,000 newspapers, 48 countries and 19 languages.
www.dailycelebrations.com /031402.htm   (225 words)

  
 Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace
Ketcham was a cartoonist with a vivacious line that was exquisitely suited to depicting adults and children.
Hank Ketcham, the self-styled "Merchant of Dennis," passed away in 2001 at the age of 81, but not before writing this engaging memoir.
We are also treated to official model sheets, in-depth analysis of each character's personality and motivations, and an exclusive peek at the private sketches that Ketcham referred to of rooms in the Wilson and Mitchell homes, their backyards, and the neighborhood.
www.kenpiercebooks.com /dennis.htm   (607 words)

  
 tier 2: Hank Ketcham- -Barker Animation Art Gallery, Fine Arts & Sculptures
In 1950 cartoonist Hank Ketcham created Dennis the Menace and his next-door neighbor and the victim of his shananigans, Mr.
Ketcham's brainchild has been the subject of a hit network TV series, starring Jay North, which ran from 1959 to 1963, and still appears on stations around the country.
Ketcham turned the active reins of his comic over to longtime assistants Ron Ferdinand and Marcus Hamilton in 1994 and supervised the work until his death in June 2001.
www.barkeranimation.com /thumbnail_page.asp?CID=1127-8-00   (324 words)

  
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Ketcham asked Hamilton to send samples of his work, Ketcham was impressed and a new relationship was formed.
Ketcham was very protective of "his little boy," and insisted on imparting prescribed techniques for all the characters.
Ketcham was also meticulous about the type of material used as well as the style of pen and ink.
www.kingfeatures.com /features/comics/dennis/bioMaina.htm   (1730 words)

  
 Hank Ketcham - TheBestLinks.com - Switzerland, Walt Disney, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, 1977, ...
Hank Ketcham - TheBestLinks.com - Switzerland, Walt Disney, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, 1977,...
Hank Ketcham, Switzerland, Walt Disney, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub...
Henry King Ketcham, commonly known as Hank Ketcham, was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994.
www.thebestlinks.com /Hank_Ketcham.html   (157 words)

  
 Hank Ketcham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ketcham, 81, died Friday at his home in Pebble Beach after suffering from heart disease and cancer.
Ketcham was born March 14, 1920, in Seattle and grew up there.
Ketcham and his first wife had been separated when she died in 1959 of a drug overdose.
members.aol.com /deathpool/obits01/ketchamh.html   (807 words)

  
 Hank Ketcham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry King Ketcham (1920-2001), plus connu sous le nom de Hank Ketcham, était un cartooniste américain.
Ketcham est le créateur de la série Denis la malice (Dennis the Menace) qu'il a animée de 1951 à 1994.
Ketcham commença sa carrière comme animateur pour Walter Lantz et Walt Disney.
www.encyclopedie.snyke.com /articles/hank_ketcham.html   (107 words)

  
 Suspended Animation by Michael Vance
Ketcham is the cartoonist and papa of Dennis The Menace, one of the most popular comic strips in history.
Ketcham has also done magazine advertisements, and his Dennis is the mascot of a fast food restaurant chain, and the subject of games and toys.
Ketcham's simple, clean art brought success to some of the best realized characters in comics, endearing Dennis and Margaret in the hearts of millions of readers worldwide.
www.starland.com /sus/1999/sus991124.htm   (557 words)

  
 Henry Hank Ketcham - Showbiz Gossip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry King "Hank" Ketcham (March 14, 1920 – June 1, 2001) was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from...
Ketcham was the creator of Dennis the Menace, a one-panel comic strip starring a five-year-old...
Henry "Hank" Ketcham created Dennis the Menace in October 1950, and it was syndicated to 16 newspapers the following March.
www.showbizgossip.com /Henry-Hank-Ketcham.html   (263 words)

  
 The Comic Strip Doctor - Dennis the Menace
The strip has for years been written by a team of gag writers, much like a television sitcom is. Even while he was drawing the strip himself, Ketcham never shied away from enlisting hired assistance; in fact, he championed the idea, acknowleding that he himself wasn't exactly a bottomless fount of material.
Ketcham was a fine draftsman, and his successors have accurately and expressively captured the breezy penwork and sketchy-1980s-clipart look of his style.
Like others of his generation, Ketcham returned home from the Second World War a changed man, eager to impose on family and society the order and civility and wholesomeness that combat had robbed him of.
www.wondermark.com /tcsd/stripdoc_9.html   (1383 words)

  
 CNN.com - 'Dennis the Menace' creator dead at 81 - June 1, 2001
Henry King Ketcham was born March 14, 1920, in Seattle.
Ketcham married two more times, having two children in his last marriage.
Ketcham stopped drawing the strip in 1994, letting a team of artists and writers take the reins.
archives.cnn.com /2001/SHOWBIZ/books/06/01/obit.ketcham   (547 words)

  
 Dennis The Menace's Dad - CBS News
Now, Hank Ketcham is ready for a new kind of celebrity: moving from the comic pages to the art galleries.
Ketcham's portraits of jazz musicians such as Stuff Smith, Jonah Jones, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker and Wynton Marsalis reflect his love for their music.
While Hank Ketcham may be heading off in new directions, he insists that Dennis will continue to be exactly as he's always been.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/1999/05/28/sunday/printable48963.shtml   (634 words)

  
 Hank Ketcham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Hank Ketcham, who was born on March 14, 1920.
A skillful draftsman from childhood, Ketcham dropped out of college in 1938 to work for animator Walter Lantz, creator of the Woody Woodpecker cartoons.
By the end of 1951 his strip was in over 100 papers and ranked with Beetle Bailey and Peanuts as one of the top comics of its time.
www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org /brthpage/03mar/3-14ketcham.html   (202 words)

  
 Logo Design Store :: Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace 1953-1954 (Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace)
Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace 1953-1954 is every bit as great as the first volume.
Although the background items shown in the panels are old fashioned, due to the time-frame in which they were produced, the actual characters and mini-stories look just as fresh and original as they would had you just cracked open your Sunday paper and saw them for the first time.
It is a true testament to the craftsmanship of Ketcham, and to the brilliance of the single panel stories, that today, over 50 years later, these are just as enjoyable as ever.
www.thelogocompany.net /logo-design-store/page_1560977256_0_0.html   (298 words)

  
 Rants & Raves   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ketcham appreciated the criticism: "I was impressed with his insight," he wrote in his autobiography, "and from that moment on was more sensitive and aware of details that might enhance the art."
Ketcham had doubtless chosen the hoary visual cliche for his depiction of Jackson solely for its graphic potential: he saw the design possibilities in that stereotypical flface image.
Ketcham received the Reuben as Cartoonist of the Year for 1952 from his peers in the National Cartoonists Society (the award was made in the spring of 1953 when Dennis was but two years old), and at this year’s Reubens Weekend in Boca Raton, Dennis’s anniversary will be celebrated at the International Cartoon Art Museum.
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 Hank Ketcham Passes Away at 81   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ketcham, whose full name is Henry King Ketcham, was inspired early on by the work of Lantz and Walt Disney.
Ketcham's talent was then applied to creating cartoons, animated commercials, etc. for war bonds and posters for the Navy.
In 1951, Ketcham gained inspiration for a new one panel comic strip through watching his son, who was four years old at the time.
www.digitalmediafx.com /News2001/June/060201p.html   (633 words)

  
 ArtYears.com l EXCLUSIVE | Rod Ferdinand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The much lovable and most syndicated comic panel created by Hank Ketcham in 1951, appears in more than 1,000 newspapers in 48 countries and 19 languages in the 51 years of its existence.
Ketcham’s brainchild has been the subject of a hit TV series starring Jay North and the animate adventures produced for General Mills were immensely popular as well.
It was around this time in 1981, that Hank Ketcham was looking at training youngsters who could successfully master the art of drawing Dennis the Menace.
www.artyears.com /exclusive/ronferdinand.html   (1430 words)

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