J.P. McEvoy
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John P. McEvoy (January 10, 1897 – August 8, 1958), also sometimes credited as John P. McEvoy, Joseph P. McEvoy or Joseph Patrick McEvoy, was an American writer whose stories were published during the 1920s and 1930's in popular magazines such as Liberty Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post and Cosmopolitan. Many of his stories were published as novels or adapted to movies during this period.
J.P. McEvoy is perhaps best known as the creator and writer for the popular syndicated newspaper comic strip character Dixie Dugan which ran from 1929 to 1966.