Bil keane biography

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Bil Keane

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Bil Keane

The Family Circus by Request

4.14 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1983 — 23 editions

The Family Circus: Daily and Sunday Comics, Vol. 1: 1960-1961
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4.24 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2009

Jeffy's Lookin' at Me (Family Circus, #20)

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions

Dolly Hit Me Back! (Family Circus, #18)

4.08 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1975 — 7 editions

When's Later, Daddy? (Family Circus, #16)

3.97 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions

Where Did the Summer Go?

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions

Hello, Grandma? (Family Circus, #13)

4.04 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1973 — 5 editions

Quiet! Mommy's Asleep! (Family Circus, #23)

4.11 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1977 — 5 editions

I Can't Untie My Shoes! (Family Circus, #17)

4.02 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1972 — 8 editions

(Family Circus, #12)

4.02 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1973 — 8 editions

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William (Bil) Keane was born on October 5, 1922, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he grew up to attend Northeast Catholic High School. It was during these years that Keane formed his artistic style by reading and mimicking the cartoons in the New Yorker magazine. During school he would draw caricatures of his teachers for amusement. Keane's early years proved to be essential in providing him with a start.

While in eighth grade, Keane had his first cartoon published in a newspaper. On May 21, 1936, the Philadelphia Daily News ran one of his works on its amateur page, paying the aspiring cartoonist $1 for his efforts. Around this same time, young Keane started working with his friends on a satirical magazine called The Saturday Evening Toast. It was at this point that Keane became the man "Bil Keane" who we know today, dropping the second "l" because he wanted to be different.

After high school, Bil Keane worked as a messenger for the Philadelphia Bulletin before joining the army in 1942 during World War II. During his service, Keane continued to hone his skills. He drew for Yank magazine and also created the series At Ease with the Japanese for the Pacific Stars and Stripes while stationed in Tokyo, Japan.

Upon his return to the United States in 1945 after th