Cartoonist Bill Keane Autographed "Family Circus" Sketch

Description: CARTOONIST BILL KEANE AUTOGRAPHED "THE FAMILY CIRCUS" SKETCH Original "Family Circus" sketch inscribed and signed with a note written on a x piece of "The Family Circus" stationery. Framed 9" x 12" In good condition, in vintage frame William Aloysius Keane (October 5, 1922 – November 8, 2011), better known as Bil Keane, was an American cartoonist most notable for his work on the newspaper comic The Family Circus. It began in 1960 and continues in syndication, drawn by his son Jeff KeaneKeane was born in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania neighborhood of Crescentville, and attended parochial school at St. William Parish and Northeast Catholic High School.[3] While a schoolboy, he taught himself to draw by mimicking the style of the cartoons published in The New Yorker.[4] His first cartoon was published on May 21, 1936, on the amateur page of the Philadelphia Daily News.[5] While in high school, his in-comic signature was spelled "Bill Keane",[6] but early in his career, he omitted the second L from his first name "to be distinctive".[7] CareerThe house of Bil Keane and Thel Keane located at 5815 E. Joshua Tree Ln. in Paradise Valley, Az. The tomb of Bil and Thel Keane in the Holy Redeemer Cemetery in Phoenix, ArizonaKeane served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945, drawing for Yank and creating the "At Ease with the Japanese" feature for the Pacific edition of Stars and Stripes. Keane worked for the Philadelphia Bulletin as a staff artist from 1946 to 1959, where he launched his first regular comic strip Silly Philly. His first syndicated strip, Channel Chuckles, a series of jokes related to television, premiered in 1954 and ran until 1977.[8] In 1959, the Keane family moved to Paradise Valley, Arizona. Keane's daily newspaper panel The Family Circus premiered on February 29, 1960.[9] Keane was the president of the National Cartoonists Society from 1981 to 1983 and was the emcee of the Society's annual awards banquet for 16 years.[10] From 1981 to 1983, Keane published the gag strip Eggheads in collaboration with his son Jeff, who now draws and writes The Family Circus and continues the strip with his own insight and humor. Like his father, Jeff Keane has been president of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS), serving two consecutive terms (four years).[11] The NCS is the organizing body that honors cartoonists with the Reuben Awards. CELEBRATING 26 YEARS IN BUSINESS!!YOU CAN BUY WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE WE OBTAIN MOST OF OUR ITEMS IN-PERSON AND BUY FROM VERY REPUTABLE SOURCES/COLLECTIONS PLEASE DO NOT WASTE OUR TIME BY WINNING AN ITEM AND NOT PAYING FOR IT!! YOU WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY AND BLOCKED FROM OUR AUCTIONS!!! ALSO WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY BIDS FROM 0 FEEDBACKS, THEY WILL BE CANCELLED!NO RESERVETerms of Sale: PLEASE READ!!1. Payment is due within 4 days of the close of this auction. We are set automatically on Unpaid Bidder Assistant.2. Payment methods: All major credit cards & PayPal accepted.  If using PayPal, we ship to confirmed addresses only! It will only delay shipment of your  item if you do not have a confirmed address!3. If you have any questions, please ask prior to bidding. 4. All items are guaranteed authentic. COAs issued upon request. (Only for signed items)  You can buy with complete confidence.5. Buyer pays for shipping. (combine shipping for multiple items)PLEASE NOTE IF BIDDING OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. - WE ONLY SHIP THROUGH EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM SO PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS!!Thanks for looking and Good Luck bidding!The Inkwell Autograph Gallery

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