Frank A. Clark

Frank A. Clark (1911–1991) was the creator of The Country Parson, a series of one panel newspaper cartoons that appeared in The Des Moines Register and was syndicated by more than 200 newspapers. It ran from 1955 until his death in 1991.

Biography

Clark was born in Elkhart, Iowa Oct. 10, 1911. He enrolled in Drake University in 1929 with the intention of becoming a minister, working part time as a janitor to make ends meet. After struggling with seminary courses, he changed to a degree in math.

Clark was an editor and executive with the Register and Tribune Syndicate for 35 years and had been its business manager for 10 years at the time of his retirement in 1976. He continued to write The Country Parson after he retired.