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Ketcham Award
Ketcham is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Dennis Ketcham (born 1946), son of Hank Ketcham and inspiration for ''Dennis the Menace'' * Hank Ketcham (1920–2001), creator of the American cartoon strip ''Dennis the Menace'' * Hank Ketcham (American football) (1891–1986), American football player * Henry H. Ketcham (born 1949), Canadian Banker and Industrialist * Jennifer Ketcham (born 1983), former pornographic actress known under the pseudonym "Penny Flame" * John C. Ketcham (1873–1941), U.S. Representative from Michigan * John H. Ketcham (1832–1906), U.S. Representative from New York * John Ketcham (1782), member of the Indiana Legislature and a colonel of the Indiana state militia * John Ketcham (producer-director), American producer * Robert T. Ketcham, (1889–1978), Baptist pastor and a founder of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches * Susan Merrill Ketcham (1841–1930) American painter * William A. Ketcham (1846-1921) American polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Ketcham
Henry King Ketcham (March 14, 1920 – June 1, 2001) was an American cartoonist who created the ''Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics), Dennis the Menace'' comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from drawing the daily strip, daily cartoon and took up painting full-time in his home studio. In 1953, he received the Reuben Award for the strip, which continues today in the hands of other cartoonists. Early life Born in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, Ketcham was the son of Weaver Vinson Ketcham and the former Virginia King. When Ketcham was six years old, his father had an illustrator over for dinner. After dinner, this guest showed the youngster his "magic pencil", and drew some illustrations. Ketcham was immediately hooked, and soon his father set up a small desk in the closet of his bedroom at which he could draw. After graduating from Queen Anne High School (Seattle, Washington), Queen Anne High School in 1937, he attended the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |