When I was a kid, I lived a few houses above the cartoonist Lo Linkert. Whentt they moved elsewhere, my family moved into the place they had been living. For years afterwards, residual cheques would continue to show up and he would make periodic visits to pick them up. I've found a few sites that talk about Lo's life and work.
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He had been born in Germany and suffered from the privations of the time, including injuries in the war itself. His work has been featured in a variety of prestigious magazines.
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Being a child at the time, my conception of cartoons veered towards the animated Saturday morning variety as well as comics, such as Archie. It was only later on that I appreciated his ability at caricature.
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His daughter, Colleen, was a person I looked up to. I thought she was so nice and had the coolest clothes. I am sure I must have worn on her, being a little kid, but she never let it show. She was forever engaging when I went over, knocked on the door, and asked if she was there.
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Collections of his work continue to be offered on Amazon.
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