Roy Crane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roy Crane

American cartoonist

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1901

Place of Birth: Abilene, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1977

Profession: comics artist, cartoonist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Royston Campbell Crane (November 22, 1901 – July 7, 1977), who signed his work Roy Crane, was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip characters Wash Tubbs, Captain Easy and Buz Sawyer.
He pioneered the adventure comic strip, establishing the conventions and artistic approach of that genre.
Comics historian R.
C.
Harvey wrote, "Many of those who drew the earliest adventure strips were inspired and influenced by his work."