Age, Biography and Wiki
Bud Blake (Julian W. Blake) was born on 13 February, 1918 in Nutley, New Jersey, U.S., is an American cartoonist (1918–2005). Discover Bud Blake'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 87 years old?
| Popular As |
Julian W. Blake |
| Occupation |
writer |
| Age |
87 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
13 February, 1918 |
| Birthday |
13 February |
| Birthplace |
Nutley, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Date of death |
26 December, 2005 |
| Died Place |
Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Bud Blake Height, Weight & Measurements
At 87 years old, Bud Blake height not available right now. We will update Bud Blake's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
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| Sibling |
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Bud Blake Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bud Blake worth at the age of 87 years old? Bud Blake’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Bud Blake's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Writer |
Bud Blake Social Network
Timeline
Julian W. Blake (February 13, 1918 – December 26, 2005) was an American cartoonist who created the popular, long-running comic strip Tiger, about a group of suburban boyhood pals.
After selling cartoons to Judge magazine, Blake enrolled in New York's National Academy of Design, supporting himself with odd jobs until 1937, when he landed a paste-up position with the Kudner Advertising Agency.
He stayed there until 1954, except for his World War II military service with the U.S. Army infantry.
After his return, he eventually rose to become an executive art director with Kudner.
Tired of the traveling and heavy responsibility that his job entailed, Blake left advertising to pursue cartooning.
He told an interviewer, "Kudner was very good to me. I wasn’t mad at them. They couldn’t believe that I was quitting. I can’t give you the details, but they offered me a hell of a lot of money."
King Features was looking for a cartoonist to do a cartoon similar to H. T. Webster's panel series, as Webster had recently died.
Blake was hired to draw this series, which ran from 1954 to 1965 under a variety of titles ("Home Sweet Home," "Growing Pains," "Ever Happen to You?'").
Bud Blake and his family spent three months living in Spain, where he drew his new feature, but the international mails proved so unreliable that he eventually returned to the States.
Many of his originals had gotten lost in the mail.
Blake's clients would eventually include advertising firms and such magazines as Business Week and Family Circle.
He drew "Ever Happen to You?"
Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Tiger began May 3, 1965.
At its peak, it was published internationally in some 400 newspapers.
Blake was born and raised in Nutley, New Jersey.
His father, George Blake, was art director of the Batten Co., a forerunner of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn.
Bud's sister became an illustrator for children's books.
Dropping out of high school before his graduation, Blake worked as a demonstrator for a pen-knife company, carving portraits from balsa wood.
He was approached by King Features to create a comic strip that would rival Peanuts, and Tiger was born on May 3, 1965.
Blake drew the strip until he was 85, two years before his death.
The National Cartoonists Society named Tiger the Best Humor Strip in 1970 and 1978.
Widowed in 1988, Blake spent his final years at Damariscotta, Maine.
He died at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.
It won the society's Best Newspaper Strip award in 2000, receiving another nomination in 1998.
After Blake retired, the strip continued to appear as reprints, and as of December 2005, according to the syndicate, Tiger was running in more than 100 newspapers in 11 countries.
