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Hank Ketcham (1920–2001)

Writer | Animation Department | Miscellaneous Crew

Hank Ketcham took inspiration from the antics of his then-4-year-old son and created and launched one of the most successful comic strips in syndication. The year was 1951 and, before Ketcham's death in 2001, Dennis the Menace had become a familiar panel in the funny papers in at least 1,000 newspapers in 48 countries and in 19 languages... See full bio »

Born:

Henry King Ketcham
in Seattle, Washington, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Pebble Beach, California, USA
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1998 Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (video) (characters)
 
1993 All-New Dennis the Menace (TV series)
– Dennis the Genius (1993) (characters)
– Wish You Weren't Here (1993) (characters)
– Moms Helper/Battle of the Bonding (1993) (characters)
– Pig Out/Yankee Doodle Dennis (1993) (characters)
– Navy Destroyer (1993) (characters)
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1993 Dennis the Menace (characters)
 
1987 Dennis the Menace (TV movie) (comic strip)
 
1986 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
 
1981 Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother (TV short) (created & written by)
 
1959-1963 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
– Aunt Emma Visits the Wilsons (1963) (comic strip)
– A Man Among Men (1963) (comic strip)
– First Editions (1963) (comic strip)
– Listen to the Mockingbird (1963) (comic strip)
– The Lucky Rabbit's Foot (1963) (comic strip)
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1945 The Good Egg (short) (uncredited)
 
1945 Tokyo Woes (short) (uncredited)
 
1945 The Return of Mr. Hook (short) (characters)
 
1943 Take Heed Mr. Tojo (short) (writer)
 
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1940 Fantasia (assistant animator - uncredited)
 
1940 Pinocchio (assistant animator - uncredited)
 
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1987 Dennis the Menace (TV movie) (creative consultant)
 
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1980 The Fantastic Funnies (TV documentary)
Himself - Cartoonist
 
1962 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 May 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
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Personal Quote:

In reference to his Dennis the Menace comic strip: "I'm not in it for posterity. People look at it for 30 seconds ... then it gets used to wrap fish." See more »

Trivia:

Following his retirement, he turned over the operation of the strip to his syndicate, although Ketcham's name still appears on it. See more »

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