About Graves Gladney
Lived 1907 – 1976 (aged 68). Graves Gladney was an American illustrator.
James Francis Graves Gladney (December 11, 1907 – March 24, 1976) was an illustrator known for his cover paintings for Street & Smith pulp magazines, especially The Shadow.
He was the son of Katherine Lewis Graves and Franklin Young Gladney, a successful lawyer and author of several articles and books on patent law. After graduating from high school, Gladney attended Amherst College, from which he graduated in 1928. After the end of World War II, he accepted a job as a teacher at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Fine Arts.
He was a keen big game hunter and trap shooter and so, being a marksman, he served as a gunnery instructor in World War 2. Posted to the 82nd Airborne Division, he made airborne landings during the Normandy invasion and Operation Market Garden.
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Who was Graves Gladney?
American illustrator
When was Graves Gladney born?
Graves Gladney was born on 11 December 1907 in St. Louis.
When did Graves Gladney die?
Graves Gladney died on 24 March 1976 in St. Louis.
What was Graves Gladney's occupation?
Graves Gladney was an illustrator.
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Graves Gladney was American.
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