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Milton Arthur Paul Caniff ( / kəˈnɪf /; February 28, 1907 – April 3, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for the Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon comic strips. [1] Biography. Caniff was born in Hillsboro, Ohio. He was an Eagle Scout [2] and a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America.
Milton Caniff (born Feb. 28, 1907, Hillsboro, Ohio, U.S.—died April 3, 1988, New York, N.Y.) was an American comic-strip artist, originator of “Terry and the Pirates” and “Steve Canyon,” which were noted for their fine draftsmanship, suspense, and humour.
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Milton Caniff was one of the major artists of American comics, and one of the pioneers in character-driven comic narratives. His creations 'Terry and the Pirates' (1934-1946) and 'Steve Canyon' (1947-1988) are both landmarks in newspaper comics.
Milton Caniff, often referred to as “the Rembrandt of comic strips,” was an American “adventure” cartoonist famous for his long-running comic strips, Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon.
Terry and the Pirates is an action-adventure comic strip created by cartoonist Milton Caniff, which originally ran from October 22, 1934, to February 25, 1973. Captain Joseph Patterson , editor for the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate , had admired Caniff's work on the children's adventure strip Dickie Dare and hired him to ...
Apr 4, 1988 · Milton A. Caniff, the creator of the comic strips ''Terry and the Pirates'' and ''Steve Canyon,'' died of lung cancer yesterday at his home in Manhattan. He was 81 years...
Learn about Milton Caniff, the influential comic artist who created Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. See his drawings, photos and appearances in LIFE magazine.
