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Fay King
Born1889
Seattle, Washington
DiedUnknown
NationalityAmerican
Known forIllustration, Comics

Fay King (1889-????) was an American illustrator, journalist, and cartoonist who worked for newspapers and magazines in the early twentieth century. Her work represents a very early example of autobiographical comics.

Biography

Fay 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 Fay King was adventurous, being one of the first women in the Portland Area to own an automobile,[1] and in 1912 had announced plans for a balloon ascension with noted early parachutist Tiny Broadwick, before the plan was nixed by her parents, according to an article in the Oregonian.[2]

King's father had been an employee at a Turkish bath, as well a a trainer of athletes, and she seems to have had a deep affinity for sport[1]. King Married boxer "Battling" Nelson in 1913 in the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago.[3] Their divorce in 1916 was widely covered by the press.[4][5][6]

King's comics 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.[7] 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.[8]

Sources

  1. ^ a b Holtz, Allan (January 22, 2013). "Ink-Slinger Profiles: Fay King". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ "Fay King Not To Soar". The Oregonian. August 12, 1911. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ ""Battling Nelson Married"". New York Times. 24 Jan 1913. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Wife Platonic, "Bat" Testifies; Wins a Divorce". Chicago Daily Tribune. 02 Mar 1916. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Battling Nelson Granted Divorce From Fay King". Boston Daily Globe. 08 Mar 1916. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "Would Sue Nelson: Father of Battler's Wife Says She Will Institute Divorce Proceedings". Washington Post. 01 Mar 1913. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Fay King". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  8. ^ Allan,, Holtz, (2012-01-01). American newspaper comics an encyclopedic reference guide. The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472117567. OCLC 819171150.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Further Reading

Nell Brinkley and the New Woman in the Early 20th Century, by Trina Robbins

Who Was Fay King, by Marilyn Slater

Wylog Fong Meets Cartoonist Fay King


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