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Hank Ketcham (Henry King Ketcham) was born on 14 March, 1920 in Seattle, Washington, USA, is a writer,animation_department,miscellaneous. Discover Hank Ketcham'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 81 years old?
| Popular As |
Henry King Ketcham |
| Occupation |
writer,animation_department,miscellaneous |
| Age |
81 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
14 March, 1920 |
| Birthday |
14 March |
| Birthplace |
Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Date of death |
1 June, 2001 |
| Died Place |
Pebble Beach, California, USA |
| Nationality |
United States
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Hank Ketcham Height, Weight & Measurements
At 81 years old, Hank Ketcham height not available right now. We will update Hank Ketcham's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Hank Ketcham's Wife?
His wife is Rolande Praepost (1977 - 1 June 2001) ( his death) ( 2 children), Jo Anne Stevens (1 July 1959 - 1977) ( divorced), Alice Louise Mahar (13 June 1942 - 1958) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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| Parents |
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| Wife |
Rolande Praepost (1977 - 1 June 2001) ( his death) ( 2 children), Jo Anne Stevens (1 July 1959 - 1977) ( divorced), Alice Louise Mahar (13 June 1942 - 1958) ( divorced) ( 1 child) |
| Sibling |
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| Children |
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Hank Ketcham Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Hank Ketcham worth at the age of 81 years old? Hank Ketcham’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Hank Ketcham'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 |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Writer |
Hank Ketcham Social Network
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Timeline
Hank Ketcham was born on March 14, 1920, in Seattle; he wanted to be a cartoonist since age 6.
In 1938, Hank left college after his freshman year. He went to California to work as an animator, first for Walter Lantz, creator of Woody Woodpecker. Later Hank worked for Walt Disney, where he helped draw "Bambi" and Donald Duck shorts. During World War II, Hank joined the Navy, and kept drawing-- but now for training material and posters. After the war, Hank was a freelance cartoonist and drew magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post. But his dream of having his own comic strip still eluded him.
Hank was living in Carmel, in October 1950, when his wife Alice, worn out by their misbehaving kid, snapped at Hank one day: "Your son is a menace!" History was about to be made.
The mischievous adventures of his 4-year-old son Dennis gave Hank fodder to create the famous comic strip, which made its debut on March 12, 1951, in 16 newspapers, and was an instant hit. Hank named Mr. Wilson after a teacher he'd known, and Dennis' friend Gina was named after Gina Lollobrigida. Hank was doing the strip daily, but eventually the work load was too heavy for one person, and Hank built up a staff with comedy writers.
His work led to the live action "Dennis the Menace" (1959) TV series, which ran on CBS from 1959 to 1963, and is fondly remembered by baby boomers everywhere. The entire country loved it, and Hank recalled: "I set the whole thing in Wichita, Kansas, and as a result I got made an honorary mayor of Wichita. " The newspaper funnies gave rise to collected works of his strips, 50 million "Dennis the Menace" books have been sold. In real life, Hank remarried, then his 2nd marriage ended in divorce. He married a 3rd time, to Rolande, and they had 2 wonderful children, Scott and Dania. The comic strip continued to have tremendous success.
His son, Dennis Ketcham, with whom he had with his first wife, Alice Louise Mahar, was the inspiration, that led to the creation of his so famous and still running and humorous comic strip "Dennis the Menace!". The comic strip is now being run daily, by two King Features' animators. Ron Ferdinand for the larger Sunday comic strip. Marcus Hamilton, for weekdays and Saturday, for the smaller comic strips. He was married to Jo Anne Stevens, they were married 1960 to 1977. Rolande Praepost was his third and final wife. His younger two, Dania and Scott Ketcham, were from his marriage, to Rolande Praepost.
Hank stopped drawing the Sunday funnies in the mid-1980s.
There was a "Dennis" musical, and a 1993 movie.
Hank retired from drawing the weekday sketches in 1994, leaving the work to assistants, but he was still overseeing it.
March 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of "Dennis the Menace," now running in 1,000 newspapers.
