George Sixta

George Sixta (March 13, 1909 - January 7, 1986) was an American cartoonist, best known for his syndicated comic strip, Rivets, about a wire-haired terrier. It was syndicated by Field Enterprises and its successor, News America Syndicate. He pronounced his name Sick-sta. Shipped from the Great Lakes to Washington, D.C., he held down a desk job, doing public relations for the Secretary of the Navy.

Personal life and death Before World War II, Sixta met Jean Edwards of Sierra Madre, California, at Valley Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After they married in 1944, they lived in Elmhurst, Illinois, with their three children and dogs Terry, Champ and Happy. Wire-haired terrier Terry was the original model for Rivets.

In 1986, Sixta died in Laguna Hills, California, at the age of 76.