Name: RAYMOND, Alexander Gillespie Aged: 46
Born: October 2, 1909 Where: New Rochelle, New York
Died: September 6, 1956 Where: Westport, Connecticut
Interred: _ _ _
Married: Helen Frances Williams When: December 31, 1930
Awarded: _ _ _

Cartoonist. Studied at the Grand Central School of Art. Creator of "Flash Gordon," "Jungle Jim," and "Rip Kirby" for King Features Syndicate. During WW2, Raymond was in the marines and stationed on an aircraft carrier as a public information officer and combat artist with the rank of Major. Some of his combat pictures were hung in the National Art Gallery at Washington, DC.

"I decided that comic art work is an art form in itself. It reflects the life and times more accurately and is more creative. A comic artist is a playwright, director, editor, and artist...all at once."

Raymond was driving his sports car when it overturned and crashed into a tree. Raymond was killed while another cartoonist passenger was severely injured.

Thumbnail from a photo by the late Ray Burns.

BIOGRAPHY: Who Was Who in America, Vol III, p714

OBITUARY: The New York Times, September 7, 1956, p24

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