Mel Keefer
American comic artist and illustrator
About Mel Keefer
Lived 1926 – 2022 (aged 95). Mel Keefer was an American penciller.
Melvyn Keefer (July 2, 1926 – February 11, 2022) was an American comics artist and illustrator. Best known for the comic strip Mac Divot, he was a lifetime Inkpot Award inductee.
Life and career Born in Los Angeles, California, Keefer trained as an illustrator at the Santa Monica School of Art run by Jefferson Machamer and the ArtCenter College of Design. He made his debut as a comics artist drawing Perry Mason for King Features Syndicate. Other comic strips Keefer has worked in include Thorne McBride (1960–1963), Rick O'Shay (which he drew between 1978 and 1981) and the comic versions of Dragnet and Gene Autry.
Besides his activity as a cartoonist, Keefer also worked as an illustrator for books, magazines and other publications. In 2007, Keefer was awarded a lifetime Inkpot Award for his career.
Keefer died on February 11, 2022, at the age of 95.
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Who was Mel Keefer?
American comic artist and illustrator
When was Mel Keefer born?
Mel Keefer was born on 2 July 1926 in Los Angeles.
When did Mel Keefer die?
Mel Keefer died on 11 February 2022 in Los Angeles.
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Mel Keefer was a penciller.
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Mel Keefer was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mel Keefer. https://biography.guide/mel-keefer/
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