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'Family Circus' creator Bil Keane dies at 89
Associated Press ^
| November 9, 2011
| Amanda Lee Meyers
Posted on 11/09/2011 10:23:04 AM PST by moviefan8
PHOENIX (AP) For more than a half century, Bil Keane's clever "Family Circus" comics entertained readers with a mix of humor and traditional family values, intentionally simplistic because the author thought the American public needed that consistency.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Books/Literature; Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: bilkeane; comic; comics; familycircus; keane; obit; rip; sundaycomics
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To: moviefan8
I liked the ones where the whole family would be somewhere and all the kids were asking questions at the same time.
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11/09/2011 12:57:53 PM PST
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11/09/2011 1:03:29 PM PST
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TheOldLady
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To: ExCTCitizen
Don’t forget Johnny Hart (B.C.)...another fine Christian gentleman, also doing comics for God.
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11/09/2011 1:07:59 PM PST
by
hoagy62
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To: moviefan8
To: moviefan8
Apparently it evolved a bit. Here is one from the 60's (from Wikipedia).
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posted on
11/09/2011 1:16:27 PM PST
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NYer
("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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posted on
11/09/2011 2:01:20 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: SandRat

[for the troops]
God rest the soul of a good man!
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posted on
11/09/2011 3:36:27 PM PST
by
luvie
(This tagline reserved for a hero.......)
To: moviefan8
I liked the moral edge to his cartoons!
May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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posted on
11/09/2011 4:14:48 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: moviefan8; SandRat
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posted on
11/09/2011 4:58:03 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: moviefan8
For more than a half century, Bil Keane's clever "Family Circus" comics entertained readers with a mix of humor and traditional family values, intentionally simplistic because the author thought the American public needed that consistency.
Ouch! They can't even let the man die in peace.
It was a comic the whole family could enjoy and it wasn't very different from the other comics that were around when it started.
No need to apologize for that or be ashamed of it.
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posted on
11/09/2011 5:03:18 PM PST
by
x
To: moviefan8
RIP.
I enjoyed following the dotted lines in my younger days.
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posted on
11/09/2011 5:06:19 PM PST
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newzjunkey
(Republicans will find a way to reelect Obama.)
To: SandRat
Hopefully his son will carry on after him.I think his son, Glenn, has been drawing it for several years. It's one of my favorites.
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posted on
11/09/2011 7:13:39 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: SandRat
All of Keanes five children, nine grandchildren and great-granddaughter were able to visit him last week, Jeff Keane said.What a wonderful blessing!
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posted on
11/09/2011 7:16:20 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: hoagy62
True!! Johnny Hart was another one...
The comics today are all PC...
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posted on
11/10/2011 12:14:21 PM PST
by
ExCTCitizen
(Cain/West 2012....what would the RACISTS LIBERALS say???)
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