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Bill Freyse
William Henry Freyse (June 12, 1898 – March 3, 1969) was an American cartoonist notable for his three decades of work on ''Our Boarding House'', syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association. After Freyse graduated from the Central High School of Detroit, he began as an editorial cartoonist for the ''Detroit Journal''. As a staff artist for the ''Detroit Times'', he did theatrical caricature. His commercial artwork included billboards, theatre advertising and cartoons for Ford Motors. In 1939, he took over Gene Ahern's ''Our Boarding House'' from Bela Zaboly and continued to draw it until his death in 1969. Over a 20-year period, ''Our Boarding House'' was written by William M. Braucher (1896–1958). Others who worked on the strip included Jim Branagan and Tom McCormick. The Sunday color strip ended on March 29, 1981; the weekday panel continued until December 22, 1984. Freyse and his wife, Evelyn S. Freyse (1908–2003), had two children, a son, Steve, and a daughter, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 14th-largest in the United States. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive background. ''Time'' named Detroit as one of the fifty World's Greatest Places of 2022 to explore. Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River, one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest regional econo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucson, Arizona
, "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map outlining Tucson , image_map1 = File:Pima County Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Tucson highlighted.svg , mapsize1 = 250px , map_caption1 = Location within Pima County , pushpin_label = Tucson , pushpin_map = USA Arizona#USA , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Arizona##Location within the United States , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = County , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_name1 = Arizona , subdivision_name2 = Pima , established_title = Founded , established_date = August 20, 1775 , established_title1 = Incorporated , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Boarding House
''Our Boarding House'' is an American Panel (comics), single-panel cartoon and comic strip created by Gene Ahern on October 3, 1921 and syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association. Set in a boarding house run by the sensible Mrs. Hoople, it drew humor from the interactions of her grandiose, tall-tale-telling husband, the self-styled Major Hoople, with the rooming-house denizens and his various friends and cronies. After Ahern left NEA in March 1936 to create a similar feature at a rival syndicate, he was succeeded by a number of artists and writers, including Wood Cowan and Bela Zaboly, before Bill Freyse took over as ''Our Boarding House'' artist from 1939 to 1969. Others who worked on the strip included Jim Branagan and Tom McCormick. The Sunday strip, Sunday color strip ended on March 29, 1981; the daily strip, weekday panel continued until December 22, 1984. Publication history In 1921, Gene Ahern created the comic strip ''Crazy Quilt'', starring the Nut Brothers, Ches an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
