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Gordon Bess was born on 12 January, 1929 in Richfield, Utah, US, is an American comics artist. Discover Gordon Bess's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

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Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 12 January 1929
Birthday 12 January
Birthplace Richfield, Utah, US
Date of death 24 November, 1989
Died Place Boise, Idaho, US
Nationality United States

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1929

Gordon C. Bess (January 12, 1929 – November 24, 1989) was an American cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Redeye.

Born in Richfield, Utah, Bess grew up attending schools in Nevada, Oregon and Utah, finishing high school in Hailey, Idaho.

1930

Born February 22, 1930, Joanne Vaught Bess died June 8, 2012.

1947

In 1947, he enlisted in the Marines and was sent to boot camp in San Diego.

He created illustrations, posters and charts for the Corps Training Aids Section in San Diego.

After a year of service in Korea, clearing minefields, he arrived back in San Francisco on the day the war ended.

1954

In 1954, he was sent to Washington, D.C., where he became a staff cartoonist and the cartoon editor for Leatherneck Magazine, where Joanne Vaught was an administrative assistant.

1955

The two married in 1955, living in Arlington, Virginia.

1956

Continuing with Leatherneck until 1956, he left the Corps with the rank of Staff Sergeant.

Bess and his wife had three children—Suzie (born 1956), Richard (born 1960) and Debbie (born 1963).

1957

In 1957, he moved to New Jersey.

After a year as a commercial artist in Philadelphia, he took a job as the art director for a greeting card company in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In his spare time, he freelanced cartoons to magazines.

1967

On September 11, 1967, King Features Syndicate launched his comic strip Redeye, about a wacky Indian tribe.

1969

Redeye was especially popular in Europe, where it appeared in Tintin magazine between 1969 and 1990.

1970

With Redeye in 400 American newspapers and translations into 15 languages, the success of the strip enabled him to move in 1970 to 310 Balmoral Road in Boise, Idaho, where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, dirt bike riding, skiing and playing blackjack in Nevada.

His Redeye routine involved waking at 7am and descending to his basement office, sometimes for ten-hour sessions and on weekends, working six months in advance.

During summers, he drew the strip while staying at his cabin in Lowman, Idaho.

1976

Bess received the 1976 Best Foreign Comical Work Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.

1988

He continued writing and drawing Redeye until 1988, when he fell ill and drew his last for May 21, 1988.

1989

He died November 24, 1989.