Harold Gray
Cartoonist

Harold Gray Net Worth

Harold Gray was a twentieth-century cartoonist best known for creating the popular Little Orphan Annie comic strip. Born in Illinois on January 20, 1894, Gray often included political commentary in his artwork and also contributed to a western-themed comic strip titled Little Joe.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day January 20, 1894
Birth Place Illinois
Age 125 YEARS OLD
Died On May 9, 1968 (age 74)
Birth Sign Aquarius

💰 Net worth: $3 Million (2024)

About

Best remembered for creating the popular Little Orphan Annie comic strip, this twentieth-century Cartoonist often included political commentary in his artwork. He also frequently contributed to a western-themed comic strip titled Little Joe.

Before Fame

In 1917, he earned an engineering degree from Purdue University. Before serving briefly in World War I, he was employed by the Chicago Tribune as a reporter.

Trivia

His Little Orphan Annie comic, titled after an 1885 poem by James Whitcomb Riley, inspired a Broadway musical, a popular radio program, and several films.

Family Life

He grew up in Kankakee and West Lafayette, Illinois, and was orphaned in his teens. Following the 1925 death of his first wife, Doris C. Platt, he settled in Connecticut with his second wife, Winifred Frost.

Associated With

Early in his career, he was mentored by Pulitzer Prize-winning Cartoonist John T. McCutcheon.

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