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National Newspaper Syndicate
The National Newspaper Syndicate, originally known as the John F. Dille Co., was a syndication service that operated from 1917 to c. 1984. It was founded by Chicago businessman John F. Dille and specialized in comic strips and gag cartoons. It also carried advice columns, such as Paul Popenoe's "Modern Marriage." It is most well known for syndicating ''Buck Rogers'', considered by many to be the first adventure comic strip. History John Flint Dille (1884–1957) launched John Dille's National Newspaper Service in early 1917; later renaming it the John F. Dille Co. syndicate. The Dille syndicate's first successful strip was Richard A. "Dick" Clarke's ''Moving Picture Funnies'', which debuted in February 1917 and ran until 1946. In 1922, the Dille syndicate absorbed the Uncle Ray Syndicate, founded by Ramon Coffman, and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, mostly in order to syndicate Coffman's column ''Child's Story of the Human Race''. H. F. Voorhees launched a number of strips with ...
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Print Syndication
Print syndication distributes news articles, columns, political cartoons, comic strips and other features to newspapers, magazines and websites. The syndicates offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own and/or represent copyrights. Other terms for the service include a newspaper syndicate, a press syndicate, and a feature syndicate. The syndicate is an agency that offers features from notable journalists and authorities as well as reliable and established cartoonists. It fills a need among smaller weekly and daily newspapers for material that helps them compete with large urban papers, at a much lesser cost than if the client were to purchase the material themselves. Generally, syndicates sell their material to one client in each territory. News agencies differ in that they distribute news articles to all interested parties. Typical syndicated features are advice columns (parenting, health, finance, gardening, cooking, e ...
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United Feature Syndicate
United Feature Syndicate (UFS) is a large American editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States and established in 1919. Originally part of E. W. Scripps Company, it was part of United Media (along with the Newspaper Enterprise Association) from 1978 to 2011, and is now a division of Andrews McMeel Syndication. United Features has syndicated many notable comic strips, including ''Peanuts'', ''Garfield'', ''Li'l Abner'', ''Dilbert'', ''Nancy (comic strip), Nancy'', and ''Marmaduke''. History United Feature Syndicate was formed in 1919.Booker, M. Keith. "United Feature Syndicate," in ''Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas'' (ABC-CLIO, 2014), p. 399."United Feature Syndicate Buys Metropolitan Service From Elser: Both Firms Will Retain Separate Identities, With Elser Remaining as Vice-President — Monte Bourjaily to Direct Both Organizations," ''Editor & Publisher'' (March 15, 1930). Archived a"News of Yore 1930: Anoth ...
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Philip Wylie
Philip Gordon Wylie (May 12, 1902 – October 25, 1971) was an American writer of works ranging from pulp science fiction, mysteries, social diatribes and satire to ecology and the threat of nuclear holocaust. Early life and career Born in Beverly, Massachusetts, Wylie was the son of Presbyterian minister Edmund Melville Wylie and the former Edna Edwards, a novelist, who died when Philip was five years old. His family later moved to Montclair, New Jersey. Wylie attended Princeton University from 1920–1923. A writer of fiction and nonfiction, Wylie's output included hundreds of articles, novels, serials, short stories, syndicated newspaper columns, and works of social criticism. He also wrote screenplays while in Hollywood, was an editor for Farrar & Rinehart, served on the Dade County, Florida Defense Council, was a director of the Lerner Marine Laboratory, and at one time was an adviser to the chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee for Atomic Energy, which led to the c ...
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Edwin Balmer
Edwin Balmer (July 26, 1883 – March 21, 1959) was an American science fiction and Mystery fiction, mystery writer. Biography Balmer was born in Chicago to Helen Clark (Pratt) and Thomas Balmer. In 1909, he married Katharine MacHarg, sister of the writer William MacHarg. After her death, he married Grace A. Kee in 1927. He began as a reporter for the ''Chicago Tribune'' in 1903 before writing for books and magazines. He was editor of ''Redbook'' (1927–1949) and later became associate publisher. He would then commission young writers to write up these ideas for inclusion in Redbook. He died on March 21, 1959 at age 75. Novels Together with author Philip Wylie, he wrote the catastrophe science fiction novels ''When Worlds Collide'' (1933) and ''After Worlds Collide'' (1934). The former was made into an award-winning 1951 When Worlds Collide (1951 film), movie by George Pal. Balmer also wrote several detective novels and collaborated with William MacHarg on ''The Achiev ...
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Lester J
Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name * Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisconsin * Lester Bird (1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004) * Lester Cotton (born 1996), American football player * Lester del Rey (1915–1993), American science fiction author and editor * Lester Flatt (1914–1979), American bluegrass musician * Lester Gillis (1908–1934), better known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster * Lester Holt (born 1959), American television journalist * Lester Charles King (1907–1989), English geomorphologist * Lester Lanin (1907–2004), American jazz and pop music bandleader * Lester Lockett (1912–2005), American Negro League baseball player * Lester Maddox (1915–2003), governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia * Lester Patrick (1883–1960), Can ...
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Morrie Brickman
Morrie Brickman (July 24, 1917 – March 15, 1994) was a cartoonist. His nationally syndicated comic strip ''The Small Society'' was published in over 300 papers, including 35 foreign publications. Biography Brickman was born in Chicago, Illinois. His career as an artist began slowly, as he worked odd jobs selling and repairing shoes, as a housekeeper for ''Esquire'' illustrator John Groth, and an advertising designer. With the money saved from this work, Brickman took classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Brickman was a commercial artist, creating illustrations for many companies. His most recognizable is Mr. Yoyo, the brand character for Duncan yoyos. He also wrote and illustrated books, including ''Don't Do It Yourself'', about home repair. Brickman created the acclaimed semi-autobiographical comic strip ''The Small Society'' in 1966, which ran in over 300 publications worldwide, distributed by the Washington Star Syndicate. According to his daughter, Harriet, ...
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Albert Edward Wiggam
Albert Edward Wiggam (October 8, 1871 – April 26, 1957) was an American psychologist and eugenicist. He was called "one of the most influential promoters of eugenic thought" and a "gifted showman," which made him a popular lecturer. Early life and education Albert Wiggam was born in Austin, Indiana, on October 8, 1871. His parents were Harriet Small Jackson and John Wiggam. Wiggam earned two degrees at Hanover College: a Bachelor of Science in 1893 and a Master of Arts in 1903. Career After college, Wiggam worked as a newspaper reporter, writing for the ''Minneapolis Journal'', and as an Metallurgical assay, assayer at a mine. In 1896, he moved to Denver, Colorado, where he operated a greenhouse. He became the first person to telegraph flowers. He sold the business within a year. He received an honorary degree from Colgate University in 1929 and 1932. Wiggam wrote the syndicated psychology column "Let's Explore Your Mind". He served as president of the Association for the Stud ...
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Don Herold
__NOTOC__ Don Herold (July 9, 1889"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JBG1-W49 : accessed July 19, 2013), Don Herold, June 1966. – June 1, 1966) was an American humorist, writer, illustrator, and cartoonist who wrote and illustrated many books and was a contributor to national magazines. Biography He was born in Bloomfield, Indiana, to Otto F. Herold and Clara Dyer Herold. He graduated from high school in 1907 and went on to the Art Institute of Chicago until 1908 when he transferred to the Indiana University. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and in 1913 he graduated with an AB degree. He married Katherine Porter Brown on August 12, 1916, and they had two children; one of whom was the writer Doris Herold Lund. He lived in Los Angeles in the 1920s and 1930s and New York City from 1940 to 1962. He died in Vero Beach, Florida. Perhaps one of his more famous works is a poem called "I' ...
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The Indianapolis News
The ''Indianapolis News'' was an evening newspaper published for 130 years, beginning December 7, 1869, and ending on October 1, 1999. The "Great Hoosier Daily," as it was known, at one time held the largest circulation in the state of Indiana. It was also the oldest Indianapolis newspaper until it closed and was housed in the Indianapolis News Building from 1910 to 1949. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. After Eugene C. Pulliam, the founder and president of Central Newspapers acquired the ''News'' in 1948, he became its publisher, while his son, Eugene S. Pulliam, served as the newspaper's managing editor. Eugene S. Pulliam succeeded his father as publisher of the ''News'' in 1975. See also: Gugin and James E. St. Clair, eds., pp. 275–77. The ''Indianapolis News'' was an evening paper, and its decline matched a growing circulation of the morning newspaper, the ''Indianapolis Star''. Prior to the closing, there had been a partial merging of the newspaper s ...
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Kin Hubbard
Frank McKinney Hubbard (September 1, 1868 – December 26, 1930), better known as Kin Hubbard, was an American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist. His most famous work was for " Abe Martin". Introduced in ''The Indianapolis News'' in December 1904, the cartoon appeared six days a week on the back page of the ''News'' for twenty-six years. The Abe Martin cartoons went into national print syndication in 1910, eventually appearing in some two hundred U.S. newspapers. Hubbard also originated and illustrated a once-a-week humor essay for the "Short Furrows" column in the Sunday edition of the ''News'' that went into syndication in 1911. The self-taught artist and writer made more than eight thousand drawings for the Indianapolis ''News'' and wrote and illustrated about a thousand essays for the "Short Furrows" column. His first published book was ''Collection of Indiana Lawmaker and Lobbyists'' (1903), followed by an annual series of Abe Martin-related books between 1906 and 1930, as ...
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Abe Martin Of Brown County
''Abe Martin'' was an American newspaper gag-a-day comic strip, drawn by Kin Hubbard and published from 1904 until 1937 in ''The Indianapolis News'' and other newspapers. Character Abe Martin was an anti-hero character, making wisecracker jokes and uttering sayings which became popular over the country. He made his first appearance on December 17, 1904.Weaver, Bill"Abe Martin Lives,"Our Brown County. Accessed Nov. 18, 2018. Originally the character's locality wasn't specified, but in a strip from February 3, 1905, he announced: "I'm goin' ter move ter Brown County Tewmorrow", which he did. At the time the character's popularity was such that by 1910 over 200 newspapers carried the strip and special almanacs were made. Notable fans were George Ade, Will Rogers and James Whitcomb Riley. Early version The ''Indianapolis News'' published a cartoon by Hubbard on September 15, 1904, featuring another character named Abe Martin. Other one-panel cartoons of the era * ''Ching Chow'' ...
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The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ...
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