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Milton Caniff (1907–1988)

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Milton Caniff was the world-renowned comics artist known as the "Rembrandt of the Comics". His influence can be seen not only in the works of such comics artists as Jack Kirby and Will Eisner, but also in the works of Federico Fellini and Orson Welles. Caniff ented the comics world as an office boy for a local Ohio newspaper... See full bio »

Born:

Milton Arthur Caniff
in Hillsboro, Ohio, USA

Died:

(age 81) in New York City, New York, USA
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1972 The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (TV series)
– Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter (1972) (creator: "Steve Canyon")
 
1958-1959 Steve Canyon (TV series)
– Operation Firebee (1959) (comic strip)
– Sabotage (1959) (comic strip)
– Project U.F.O. (1959) (comic strip)
– Room 313 (1959) (comic strip)
– The Korean Story (1959) (comic strip)
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1953 Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
– The Green God (1953) (characters - uncredited)
– The Randall Affair (1953) (characters - uncredited)
– Black Market for Death (characters - uncredited)
– Boxer's Rebellion (characters - uncredited)
– Co-Pilots (characters - uncredited)
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1940 Terry and the Pirates (based on cartoon strip by)
 
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1948 Quizzing the News (TV series)
Panel member
 
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2005 Sin City (special thanks)
 
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1978 The American Comic Strip (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970 NBC Experiment in Television (TV series documentary)
Himself
– This Is Al Capp (1970) … Himself
 
1958 The Eddie Fisher Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 September 1958 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Comic Book Artist
– Episode #2.47 (1957) … Himself - Comic Book Artist
 
1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.23 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #3.25 (1956) … Himself
 
1954 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Dateline (1954) … Himself
 
1946 Maestro of the Comics (documentary short)
Himself - 'Terry and the Pirates' artist
 
1945 People on Paper (documentary short)
Himself - Cartoonist
 
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As a comic strip artist, he created in succession the following strips, "The Gay Thirties", "Dicky Dare", "Terry and The Pirates," a varient of "Terry and the Pirates" for US military publications in World War II later renamed "Male Call" and finally "Steve... See more »

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Personal Quote:

I don't kid myself. My main job is to sell papers. (from an interview with Richard Marschall, author of a 1981 Caniff biography) See more »

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Creator of the comic strips "Terry and the Pirates" and "Steve Canyon". See more »

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