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Apr. 8th, 2007
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I just got word that cartoonist Johnny Hart passed on at his drawing table at the age of 76. His flagship strip, BC, was at one time brilliantly innovative and hilarious. A peek at those first few anthologies shows that it was no illusion. He was a genius. Even in recent years, he was still funny ha-ha a couple of times a year.
Mom told me, years ago, that I was distantly related to him through her mother's side of the family. If so, he probably never suspected my existence. I was certainly aware of him, though. He was one of the great ones.
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I just got word that cartoonist Johnny Hart passed on at his drawing table at the age of 76. His flagship strip, BC, was at one time brilliantly innovative and hilarious. A peek at those first few anthologies shows that it was no illusion. He was a genius. Even in recent years, he was still funny ha-ha a couple of times a year.
Mom told me, years ago, that I was distantly related to him through her mother's side of the family. If so, he probably never suspected my existence. I was certainly aware of him, though. He was one of the great ones.
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