About Denys Wortman
Lived 1887 – 1958 (aged 71). Denys Wortman was an American painter.
Denys Wortman (May 2, 1887 – September 20, 1958) was a painter, cartoonist and comic strip creator. From 1924 to 1954 he drew the comic strip Metropolitan Movies (originated by Gene Carr in 1921), which ran in the New York World and was syndicated nationwide by the World Feature Service and later United Feature Syndicate.
His work was the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York in 2011.
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Who was Denys Wortman?
American artist and cartoonist (1887-1958)
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Denys Wortman was born on 1 May 1887.
When did Denys Wortman die?
Denys Wortman died on 20 September 1958.
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Denys Wortman was a painter.
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Denys Wortman was American.
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