Age, Biography and Wiki
Chester Gould was born on 20 November, 1900 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA, is a writer,actor,miscellaneous. Discover Chester Gould'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 84 years old?
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writer,actor,miscellaneous |
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84 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
20 November, 1900 |
| Birthday |
20 November |
| Birthplace |
Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA |
| Date of death |
11 May, 1985 |
| Died Place |
Woodstock, Illinois, USA |
| Nationality |
United States
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Chester Gould Height, Weight & Measurements
At 84 years old, Chester Gould height not available right now. We will update Chester Gould's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Chester Gould's Wife?
His wife is Edna M. Gauger (6 November 1926 - 11 May 1985) ( his death) ( 1 child)
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Edna M. Gauger (6 November 1926 - 11 May 1985) ( his death) ( 1 child) |
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Chester Gould Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chester Gould worth at the age of 84 years old? Chester Gould’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Chester Gould's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Writer |
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Timeline
Chester Gould was interested in comics from an early age. He wrote and drew several strips while attending Oklahoma A&M University and at Northwestern University (where he graduated in 1921).
After graduating from the Chicago Art Institute in 1923, Gould went to work for a Chicago area newspaper. Gould found work illustrating several minor comic strips, and also bombarded the major newspaper syndicates with ideas for a new strip.
It was sometime in 1931 that Gould got a idea, based on his own work as a newspaperman. Gould saw that the headlines were filled with stories about gangsters and their escapades. Gould was disgusted by the apparentm triumph of good over evil, and decided that his new character would fight against these hoods. He sent this strip, called "Plainclothes Tracy" to the Chicago Tribune. The editor at the Tribune loved the idea, but suggested that the strip needed a shorter name.
And so, "Dick Tracy" premiered on October 4th, 1931. From the beginning, Gould's strip stood out. Previous comic strips focused on either household comedies (like "Bringing Up Father") or boyhood adventures. Dick Tracy was one of the first strips to show the effects of violence on people; readers were shocked when a strip clearly showed Tracy shooting a villian in the face. The strip was a huge success, not only spawning a number of spin-offs, but entering the public consciousness as well. Tracy's chisled features became so familiar that it was easy for cartoonist Al Capp to parody him in "L'il Abner. "Like many of the great comics of the 30s and 40s, "Dick Tracy" slowly became a victim of the times.
The art was still vibrant and creative, but Gould's two-dimensional, black/white characterization looked stodgy by the 1950s.
In the 1960s, Gould made an ill-advised devision to update Tracy by outfitting him with space-age gadgets and a rocket ship(!).
Gould retired from the strip on December 25, 1977, turning it over to his long time assistant.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 334-335. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
