James Osmyn Berry (January 16, 1932 – March 20, 2015) was an American

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artist. Berry was born in

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in 1932''

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'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107 and attended

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and

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. In 1961, Berry began working for the

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. His most notable work may well be the syndicated editorial cartoon '' Berry's World'', distributed six days a week for more than 40 years beginning in 1963. There was also a

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comic strip version of the strip, about which he stated "I enjoy working in color on the Sunday pages and having all that space in which to draw".Jim Berry
/ref> The National Headliner Award was presented to Berry in 1967. Berry won the

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award for Best Special Feature in 1970 and 1972. He also produced the comic strip ''Benjy'' in 1974 and 1975. He wrote with

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the novel ''Dragon's Fist''. O'Neil adapt later this story in '' Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter He retired on January 1, 2003 and died on March 20, 2015.James O. Berry, 1932-2015
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* ttps://library.syracuse.edu/digital/guides/b/berry_j.htm Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center: An inventory of his cartoons
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Art Database
1932 births 2015 deaths American comic strip cartoonists American comics artists Ohio Wesleyan University alumni Artists from Chicago {{Comic-strip-creator-stub

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