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Marmaduke’s Brad Anderson dead at 91
Dunkirk Observer Today ^ | 9/8/2015 | Greg Fox

Posted on 09/14/2015 6:39:14 PM PDT by Ge0ffrey

PORTLAND - Nationally recognized cartoonist Brad Anderson - who called the town of Portland his home for a good portion of his life - has sadly drawn his loveable and exuberant Great Dane for the last time.

Anderson died unexpectedly on Aug. 30 at the age of 91, according to a Saturday statement on the National Cartoonists Society's website. He is best known for creating the enduring comic strip "Marmaduke," which is syndicated by Universal Uclick in over 500 newspapers in 10 countries, including the OBSERVER.

"He really liked to talk to people and his heart was here in the town of Portland and (the village of) Brocton," Portland Supervisor Dan Schrantz said. "He was another success story of someone who got their start growing up in a small, rural community ... and becoming a successful person and contributing his talents to society. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. He will definitely be missed by everyone, but he is well-remembered in the Brocton-Portland area."

(Excerpt) Read more at observertoday.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: bradanderson; cartoon; comicstrip; marmaduke; obituary
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1 posted on 09/14/2015 6:39:14 PM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: Ge0ffrey
Always enjoyed reading it in the paper as a kid.


2 posted on 09/14/2015 6:40:20 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: Ge0ffrey

91 is a good long run. RIP.


3 posted on 09/14/2015 6:42:37 PM PDT by DemforBush (Ex-Democrat, and NOT for Jeb. Just so we're *perfectly* clear this time.)
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To: Ge0ffrey

Marmaduke, you Big shambling galoot...


4 posted on 09/14/2015 6:43:24 PM PDT by mylife
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To: JediJones

Bummer. I delivered newspapers as a kid for a decade, almost. one of the very few things I cared about in what I delivered.


5 posted on 09/14/2015 6:43:29 PM PDT by Travis T. OJustice (I miss my dad.)
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To: Ge0ffrey

I’d be more than happy to die “unexpectedly” at 91.


6 posted on 09/14/2015 6:43:55 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Tijeras_Slim

I hope I go out quietly in my sleep like my Grandfather, and not like the screaming passengers in his car....


7 posted on 09/14/2015 6:49:32 PM PDT by mylife
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.


8 posted on 09/14/2015 6:50:09 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: LUV W; HiJinx; Kathy in Alaska

The dogs are crying for him.


9 posted on 09/14/2015 6:52:10 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: JediJones

Bump!


10 posted on 09/14/2015 6:58:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Ge0ffrey

“Anderson died unexpectedly on Aug. 30 at the age of 91.” Death at any age is always by definition “unexpected.”


11 posted on 09/14/2015 7:01:04 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Ge0ffrey

Aww. That was a cute strip. RIP Master of Marmaduke :) Ya done good.


12 posted on 09/14/2015 7:05:51 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: SandRat

Awww....that was a good cartoon!


13 posted on 09/14/2015 7:17:21 PM PDT by luvie (Cruz or Lose!)
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To: LUV W

Will someone carry it on or will they just rerun it like Peanuts?


14 posted on 09/14/2015 7:24:44 PM PDT by Empireoftheatom48 (God help the Republic but will he?)
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To: Ge0ffrey
The early years.


15 posted on 09/14/2015 7:32:28 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Empireoftheatom48

I don’t know. Some of them trained teams to draw them, but I don’t think anyone could have duplicated Peanuts. :)


16 posted on 09/14/2015 7:36:05 PM PDT by luvie (Cruz or Lose!)
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To: mylife

“Marmaduke, you Big shambling galoot...”

There is nothing like the love of a huge gentle dog. Butch, my son’s Rottweiler, snores a my side as I post this.


17 posted on 09/14/2015 7:41:16 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: Fungi

Not if someone is in ill health; apparently he wasn’t.


18 posted on 09/14/2015 7:42:12 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: CrazyIvan

Black Lab here.


19 posted on 09/14/2015 7:43:34 PM PDT by mylife
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To: LUV W

Back in the late 80’s or early 90’s, an ancient little old man asked me for directions. I traced his route on a piece of paper I had in my car and gave it to him. He asked for another sheet of paper, then drew a drawing of Moon Mullins, wrote “thanks,” and signed it, Ferd Johnson. I was aware of the cartoon, but didn’t find out until later he took over after the original artist died. It is still cool. I framed it and it still hangs in our TV room.


20 posted on 09/14/2015 7:53:16 PM PDT by Yogafist
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