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Alex Raymond (I) (1909–1956)

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Alexander "Alex" Raymond was born in New Rochelle, NY. He studied art and illustration at the Grand Central School of Art in NYC. In the 1930s he began a series of illustrating jobs "ghosting" such comic strips as "Tillie the Toiler" and "Blondie". In 1933, Raymond and writer Don Moore were asked to develop a comic strip to compete with the popular character "Buck Rogers." Their creation... See full bio »

Born:

Alexander Gillespie Raymond
in New Rochelle, New York, USA

Died:

(age 46) in Westport, Connecticut, USA
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1996 Flash Gordon (TV series) (comic strip)
 
1986 Defenders of the Earth (TV series)
– Bits and Chips (1986) (characters)
– A House Divided (1986) (characters)
– A Demon in His Pocket (1986) (characters)
– The Creation of Monitor (1986) (characters)
– Escape from Mongo (1986) (characters creator: Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless)
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1982 Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (TV movie) (comic strip)
 
1980 Flash Gordon (characters created by)
 
1972 The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (TV series)
– Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter (1972) (creator: "Flash Gordon" - uncredited)
 
1967 Flash Gordon's Battle in Space (comic strip)
 
1966 Spaceship to the Unknown (TV movie) (original story / archive footage)
 
1966 Peril from the Planet Mongo (TV movie) (characters)
 
1954-1955 Flash Gordon (TV series)
– The Subworld Revenge (1955) (comic strip)
– Deadline at Noon (1955) (comic strip)
– Death in the Negative (1955) (comic strip)
– The Micro-man Menace (1955) (comic strip)
– The Matter Duplicator (1955) (comic strip)
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1952 Voodoo Tiger (character creator)
 
1952 Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (character creator - uncredited)
 
1951 Fury of the Congo (characters - uncredited)
 
1950 Captive Girl (creator Jungle Jim comic strip - uncredited)
 
1948 Jungle Jim (comic strip - uncredited)
 
1940 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (newspaper feature "Flash Gordon")
 
1938 Mars Attacks the World (character / archive footage)
 
1938 Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (based on the comic strip by)
 
1937 Jungle Jim (based on the King Features comic by)
 
1936/I Flash Gordon (based on the comic strip by)
 
1936/II Flash Gordon (based on the comic strip by)
 
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1953 Killer Ape (creator of jungle jim comic strip)
 
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1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
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– Flash Gordon: Journey to Greatness (1997) … Himself
 

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I decided honestly that comic art is an art form in itself. It reflects the life and times more accurately and actually is more artistic than magazine illustration -- since it is entirely creative. An illustrator works with camera and models; a comic artist begins with a white sheet of paper and dreams up his own business -- he is playwright, director, editor, and artist at once. See more »

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Great-uncle of actors Matt Dillon, Paul Dillon and Kevin Dillon. See more »

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