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Chester Gould ( / ɡuːld /; November 20, 1900 – May 11, 1985) [1] [2] was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, which he wrote and drew from 1931 to 1977, incorporating numerous colorful and monstrous villains.
Biography — The Chester Gould Dick Tracy Museum. Chester Gould in his Tribune Tower studio in mid-February, 1932. Small Town Man With Big Dreams Hits it Big. and Creates Comic Book Legend. On August 30, 1921, a 21-year-old man, lonely but full of ambition, arrived in Chicago by train.
May 9, 2024 · Chester Gould (born Nov. 20, 1900, Pawnee, Okla., U.S.—died May 11, 1985, Woodstock, Ill.) was an American cartoonist who created “Dick Tracy,” the detective-action comic strip that became the first popular cops-and-robbers series.
The Chester Gould / Dick Tracy Museum, a not for profit organization, is established to honor and promote the life and achievements of Chester Gould, creator of the "Dick Tracy" comic strip and character.
Dick Tracy is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy, a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the Detroit Mirror, [1] and was distributed by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate.
Chester Gould is the creator of 'Dick Tracy' (1931- ), the world's most famous detective since 'Sherlock Holmes'. For 46 years, Gould captivated newspaper readers with his clever mix of suspense, grotesque villains, explicit violence, melodrama and well-documented use of scientific research methods.
May 12, 1985 · Chester Gould, who created the comic strip “Dick Tracy " and a horde of unlikely villains to plague the heroic, square-jawed detective, died of apparent heart failure Saturday at his home in...
May 12, 1985 · Chester Gould, who created Dick Tracy, the durable comic-strip detective who began fighting outlandishly colorful criminals in 1931, died of congestive heart failure yesterday at his home in...
Chester Gould. Writer: Dick Tracy. Chester Gould was interested in comics from an early age. He wrote and drew several strips while attending Oklahoma A&M University and at Northwestern University (where he graduated in 1921).
Chester now known as “Ches”, graduates from high school. He and a classmate, “Chunk” create a 27 page Class History of 1919. Mr. Page, The editor of The Tulsa Democrat hires Gould to draw 18 political cartoons. It takes one month to draw the 18 cartoons.
