Jimmy Swinnerton Comics creator

James Guilford Swinnerton (November 13, 1875 – September 8, 1974) was an American cartoonist and a landscape painter of the Southwest deserts. He was known as Jimmy to some and Swinny to others. He signed some of his early cartoons Swin, and on one ephemeral comic strip he used Guilford as his signature. Experimenting with narrative continuity, he played a key role in the development of the comic strip at the end of the 19th century.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)James Guilford Swinnerton; Jimmy; Swin; Guilford
Birth dateNovember 13, 1875
Nationality
United States
Date of deathSeptember 08, 1974
Place of death
Palm Springs California

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Jimmy Swinnerton on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/newspaperartists/swinnerton/swinnerton.html
  2. http://mydesertmagazine.com/files/194107-DesertMagazine-1941-July.pdf
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20111202090444/http:/www.mydesertmagazine.com/files/194107-DesertMagazine-1941-July.pdf