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{{short description|American cartoonist}}

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| birth_date = <!--day not found-->March 1889
| birth_date = <!--day not found-->March 1889
| birth_place = [[Seattle, Washington]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Seattle]], Washington, U.S.
| death_date = April 1972 <ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/251331318/fay-barbara-king?_gl=1*1skqgl*_gcl_au*MTU2ODg4ODM1Mi4xNjk5ODkwOTEy*_ga*MjA2NDQ1NDMyNS4xNjk5ODkwOTIx*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YWE5YmYwYjMtNzc0Zi00M2EwLWJlYzgtZDc2NmU5OGU1N2E1LjgzLjEuMTcwNjc5Mzg1OS4zNS4wLjA.*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*YWE5YmYwYjMtNzc0Zi00M2EwLWJlYzgtZDc2NmU5OGU1N2E1LjgyLjEuMTcwNjc5Mzg1OS4wLjAuMA.. </ref>
| death_date = <!--not found-->presumed dead[post 1954]
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| spouse = [[Battling Nelson|"Battling" Nelson]] (1913–1916)
| spouse = [[Battling Nelson|Oscar "Battling" Nelson]] (1913–1916)
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[[File:Cartoonist's Confessional - Fay King, 1918.jpg|thumb|1918 autobio strip ("Cartoonist's Confessional", in ''Cartoons Magazine''). Second-to-last cartoon refers to her mariage with boxer [[Battling Nelson|"Battling" Nelson]].]]
[[File:Cartoonist's Confessional - Fay King, 1918.jpg|thumb|1918 autobio strip ("Cartoonist's Confessional", in ''Cartoons Magazine''). Second-to-last cartoon refers to her marriage with boxer [[Battling Nelson|Oscar "Battling" Nelson]].]]
[[File:Battling Nelson and Fay King cartoon.jpg|thumb|1911 self-cartoon of her future husband ([[Battling Nelson|"Battling" Nelson]]) and herself.]]
[[File:Battling Nelson and Fay King cartoon.jpg|thumb|1911 self-cartoon of her future husband (Oscar "Battling" Nelson) and herself.]]
[[File:Fay King 1913.jpg|thumb|Fay King in 1913.]]
[[File:Fay King 1913.jpg|thumb|Fay King in 1913.]]


'''Fay Barbara King''' (<!--day not found-->March 1889 – <!--date not found-->presumed dead [after 1954])<ref name="Baker">{{cite book
'''Fay Barbara King''' (<!--day not found-->March 1889 – <!--date not found-->presumed dead [after 1954])<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jX2HDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA253&lpg=PA253&dq=Battling+Nelson+Edna+Nelson&source=bl&ots=W4tblVhbfB&sig=ACfU3U1FNnVBujonwvs_mGP5E4zn0YnaoQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOlt_hhungAhXN1lkKHe5ODLYQ6AEwE3oECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=Battling%20Nelson%20Edna%20Nelson&f=false ''Battling Nelson, The Durable Dane:World Lightweight Champion 1882-1954''] by Mark Allen Baker c.2017 {{ISBN|978-1-4766-6372-2}} (print)</ref> was an American [[illustrator]], [[journalist]], and [[cartoonist]]. Some of her work represents an early example of [[autobiographical comics]].
| last = Baker
| first = Mark Allen
| title = Battling Nelson, The Durable Dane: World Lightweight Champion 1882–1954
| publisher = McFarland and Company, Inc.
| year = 2016
| location = Jefferson, North Carolina
| pages = 253
| isbn = 978-1-4766-6372-2}}</ref> was an American illustrator, journalist, and [[cartoonist]]. Some of her work represents an early example of [[autobiographical comics]].


King worked for newspapers and magazines in the early twentieth century (at least from 1912 to 1937), moving to [[New York City|New York]] in 1918. She was one of the popular [[Jazz Age]] cartoonists appearing in the 1924 comedy ''[[The Great White Way (1924 film)|The Great White Way]]''.
King worked for newspapers and magazines in the early twentieth century (at least from 1912 to 1937), moving to New York City in 1918. She was one of the popular [[Jazz Age]] cartoonists appearing in the 1924 comedy ''[[The Great White Way (1924 film)|The Great White Way]]''.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Fay Barbara King was born in [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] in March 1889, to John and Ella King. She was raised in [[Portland, Oregon]], and went to college at [[Seattle University]]. The young Fay King was adventurous, being one of the first women in the Portland Area to own an automobile,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2013/01/ink-slinger-profiles-fay-king.html|title=Ink-Slinger Profiles: Fay King|last=Holtz|first=Allan|authorlink=Allan Holtz|date=January 22, 2013|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> and in 1912 had announced plans for a balloon ascension with noted early parachutist [[Tiny Broadwick]], before the plan was rejected by her parents, according to an article in ''[[The Oregonian]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=|title=Fay King Not To Soar|last=|first=|date=August 12, 1911|work=The Oregonian|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>
King was born in [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] in March 1889, to John and Ella King. She was raised in [[Portland, Oregon]], and went to college at [[Seattle University]]. The young King was adventurous, being one of the first women in the Portland area to own an automobile,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2013/01/ink-slinger-profiles-fay-king.html|title=Ink-Slinger Profiles: Fay King|last=Holtz|first=Allan|authorlink=Allan Holtz|date=January 22, 2013|website=}}</ref> and in 1912 had announced plans for a balloon ascension with noted early parachutist [[Tiny Broadwick|Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick]], before the plan was rejected by her parents, according to an article in ''[[The Oregonian]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fay King Not To Soar|date=August 12, 1911|work=The Oregonian}}</ref>


King's father had been an employee at a [[Turkish bath]], as well a trainer of athletes, and she seems to have had a deep affinity for sport.<ref name=":0" /> King Married boxer [[Battling Nelson|"Battling" Nelson]] in 1913 in the [[Hegewisch, Chicago|Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=|title="Battling Nelson Married"|last=|first=|date=24 Jan 1913|work=New York Times|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> Their divorce in 1916 was widely covered by the press.<ref>{{Cite news|url=|title=Wife Platonic, "Bat" Testifies; Wins a Divorce|last=|first=|date=2 Mar 1916|work=Chicago Daily Tribune|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=|title=Battling Nelson Granted Divorce From Fay King|last=|first=|date=8 Mar 1916|work=Boston Daily Globe|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=|title=Would Sue Nelson: Father of Battler's Wife Says She Will Institute Divorce Proceedings|last=|first=| date = 1 Mar 1913|work=Washington Post|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>
King's father had been an employee at a [[Turkish bath]], as well a trainer of athletes, and she seems to have had a deep affinity for sport.<ref name=":0" /> King married boxer [[Battling Nelson|Oscar "Battling" Nelson]] in 1913, in the [[Hegewisch, Chicago|Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Battling Nelson Married|date=January 24, 1913|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Their 1916 divorce was widely covered by the press.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Wife Platonic, "Bat" Testifies; Wins a Divorce|date=March 2, 1916|work=Chicago Daily Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Battling Nelson Granted Divorce From Fay King|date=March 8, 1916|work=Boston Daily Globe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Would Sue Nelson: Father of Battler's Wife Says She Will Institute Divorce Proceedings| date = March 1, 1913|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> The Veteran Boxing Association paid for part of the cost of Nelson's 1954 funeral; King paid the remainder, in addition to purchasing "beautiful arrangements" for the ceremony.<ref name="Baker" />


King worked for ''[[The Denver Post]]'' from April 1912 to 1918, leaving for ''[[The San Francisco Examiner]]''. She later became feature writer and cartoonist for the ''[[New York Evening Journal]]''.
King worked for ''[[The Denver Post]]'' from April 1912 to 1918, leaving for ''[[The San Francisco Examiner]]''. She later became feature writer and cartoonist for the ''[[New York Evening Journal]]''.


In 1924, she appeared as herself in the comedy ''[[The Great White Way (1924 film)|The Great White Way]]'' (alongside other cartoonists such as [[Winsor McCay]] and [[George McManus]]).
In 1924, she appeared as herself in the comedy ''[[The Great White Way (1924 film)|The Great White Way]]'' (alongside other cartoonists, such as [[Winsor McCay]] and [[George McManus]]).


==Work==
==Work==
King's cartoons are recalled as an early example of [[autobiographical comics]] within the genre of newspaper cartooning. She frequently depicted herself in her comics, using a spindly, gangly caricature that bore a strong resemblance to the character of [[Olive Oyl]], who would later be created by [[E. C. Segar|E.C. Segar]] for his [[Popeye|Thimble Theater]] strip.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/king_fay.htm|title=Fay King|work=[[Lambiek Comiclopedia]]|publisher=Lambiek.net|language=en|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref>
King's cartoons are recalled as an early example of [[autobiographical comics]] within the genre of newspaper cartooning. She frequently depicted herself in her comics, using a spindly, gangly caricature that bore a strong resemblance to the character of [[Olive Oyl]], who would later be created by [[E. C. Segar|E.C. Segar]] for his ''[[Popeye|Thimble Theater]]'' strip.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/king_fay.htm|title=Fay King|work=[[Lambiek Comiclopedia]]|publisher=Lambiek.net|access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>


In addition to her autobiographical reporting, she is known to have attempted two strips, both of which ran in the ''[[New-York Mirror]]'': "Mazie" (which ran briefly in 1924) and "Girls Will Be Girls" (which ran between 1924 and 1925).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/819171150|title=American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide|last=Allan|first=Holtz|authorlink=Allan Holtz|year=2012|publisher=The University of Michigan Press|isbn=9780472117567|oclc=819171150}}</ref>
In addition to her autobiographical reporting, she is known to have created two strips, both of which ran in the ''[[New-York Mirror]]'': "Mazie" (which ran briefly in 1924) and "Girls Will Be Girls" (which ran between 1924 and 1925).<ref>{{Cite book|title=American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide|last=Allan|first=Holtz|authorlink=Allan Holtz|year=2012|publisher=The University of Michigan Press|isbn=9780472117567|oclc=819171150}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* [[Trina Robbins]], ''Nell Brinkley and the New Woman in the Early 20th Century'' (2001), McFarland
* [[Trina Robbins]], ''Nell Brinkley and the New Woman in the Early 20th Century'' (2001), McFarland and Company, Inc.
* [[Trina Robbins]], ''A Century of Women Cartoonists'' (1993), Kitchen Sink
* Trina Robbins, ''A Century of Women Cartoonists'' (1993), Kitchen Sink Press


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Fay King}}[https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:513610 Scrapbook, compiled by cartoonist and journalist, Fay King, 1916-1919] (from Digital Library@Villanova University)
{{commons category|Fay King}}[https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:513610 Scrapbook, compiled by cartoonist and journalist, Fay King, 1916–1919] (from Digital Library@Villanova University)
;Articles about Fay King
;Articles about Fay King
* [http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/fayking.htm 2008 profile], by Marilyn Slater, ''Looking for Mabel''
* [http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/fayking.htm 2008 profile], by Marilyn Slater, ''Looking for Mabel''
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* [https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/king_fay.htm Fay King] at [[Lambiek Comiclopedia]] (minibio)
* [https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/king_fay.htm Fay King] at [[Lambiek Comiclopedia]] (minibio)
* {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=54229|title=Fay King}} (for ''A Century of Women Cartoonists'')
* {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=54229|title=Fay King}} (for ''A Century of Women Cartoonists'')
* {{imdb name|6588017|Fay King}} (for ''The Great White Way'')
* {{IMDb name|6588017|Fay King}} (for ''The Great White Way'')


;Articles by Fay King
;Articles by Fay King
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Fay King
Black-and-white portrait of Fay King in a hat and smiling.
Fay King circa 1913
BornMarch 1889
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
DiedApril 1972 [1]
NationalityAmerican
Known forillustration, cartoons, reportage
SpouseOscar "Battling" Nelson (1913–1916)
1918 autobio strip ("Cartoonist's Confessional", in Cartoons Magazine). Second-to-last cartoon refers to her marriage with boxer Oscar "Battling" Nelson.
1911 self-cartoon of her future husband (Oscar "Battling" Nelson) and herself.
Fay King in 1913.

Fay Barbara King (March 1889 – presumed dead [after 1954])[2] was an American illustrator, journalist, and cartoonist. Some of her work represents an early example of autobiographical comics.

King worked for newspapers and magazines in the early twentieth century (at least from 1912 to 1937), moving to New York City in 1918. She was one of the popular Jazz Age cartoonists appearing in the 1924 comedy The Great White Way.

Biography

[edit]

King was born in Seattle, Washington in March 1889, to John and Ella King. She was raised in Portland, Oregon, and went to college at Seattle University. The young King was adventurous, being one of the first women in the Portland area to own an automobile,[3] and in 1912 had announced plans for a balloon ascension with noted early parachutist Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick, before the plan was rejected by her parents, according to an article in The Oregonian.[4]

King's father had been an employee at a Turkish bath, as well a trainer of athletes, and she seems to have had a deep affinity for sport.[3] King married boxer Oscar "Battling" Nelson in 1913, in the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago.[5] Their 1916 divorce was widely covered by the press.[6][7][8] The Veteran Boxing Association paid for part of the cost of Nelson's 1954 funeral; King paid the remainder, in addition to purchasing "beautiful arrangements" for the ceremony.[2]

King worked for The Denver Post from April 1912 to 1918, leaving for The San Francisco Examiner. She later became feature writer and cartoonist for the New York Evening Journal.

In 1924, she appeared as herself in the comedy The Great White Way (alongside other cartoonists, such as Winsor McCay and George McManus).

Work

[edit]

King's cartoons are recalled as an early example of autobiographical comics within the genre of newspaper cartooning. She frequently depicted herself in her comics, using a spindly, gangly caricature that bore a strong resemblance to the character of Olive Oyl, who would later be created by E.C. Segar for his Thimble Theater strip.[9]

In addition to her autobiographical reporting, she is known to have created two strips, both of which ran in the New-York Mirror: "Mazie" (which ran briefly in 1924) and "Girls Will Be Girls" (which ran between 1924 and 1925).[10]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/251331318/fay-barbara-king?_gl=1*1skqgl*_gcl_au*MTU2ODg4ODM1Mi4xNjk5ODkwOTEy*_ga*MjA2NDQ1NDMyNS4xNjk5ODkwOTIx*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YWE5YmYwYjMtNzc0Zi00M2EwLWJlYzgtZDc2NmU5OGU1N2E1LjgzLjEuMTcwNjc5Mzg1OS4zNS4wLjA.*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*YWE5YmYwYjMtNzc0Zi00M2EwLWJlYzgtZDc2NmU5OGU1N2E1LjgyLjEuMTcwNjc5Mzg1OS4wLjAuMA..
  2. ^ a b Baker, Mark Allen (2016). Battling Nelson, The Durable Dane: World Lightweight Champion 1882–1954. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-4766-6372-2.
  3. ^ a b Holtz, Allan (January 22, 2013). "Ink-Slinger Profiles: Fay King".
  4. ^ "Fay King Not To Soar". The Oregonian. August 12, 1911.
  5. ^ "Battling Nelson Married". The New York Times. January 24, 1913.
  6. ^ "Wife Platonic, "Bat" Testifies; Wins a Divorce". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 2, 1916.
  7. ^ "Battling Nelson Granted Divorce From Fay King". Boston Daily Globe. March 8, 1916.
  8. ^ "Would Sue Nelson: Father of Battler's Wife Says She Will Institute Divorce Proceedings". The Washington Post. March 1, 1913.
  9. ^ "Fay King". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Lambiek.net. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  10. ^ Allan, Holtz (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472117567. OCLC 819171150.

Further reading

[edit]
  • Trina Robbins, Nell Brinkley and the New Woman in the Early 20th Century (2001), McFarland and Company, Inc.
  • Trina Robbins, A Century of Women Cartoonists (1993), Kitchen Sink Press
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Scrapbook, compiled by cartoonist and journalist, Fay King, 1916–1919 (from Digital Library@Villanova University)

Articles about Fay King
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