Mollie Slott
| Mollie Slott |
| Born |
April 19, 1893(1893-04-19) |
| Died |
January 24, 1967(1967-01-24) (aged 73) |
| Occupation |
Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) |
New York Daily News |
Mollie Slott (April 19, 1893 - January 24, 1967) was an American journalist. She kept the Chicago Tribune - New York Daily News Syndicate running in its mid-century glory days.
Slott discovered female comic strip pioneer Dale Messick while working as an assistant to New York Daily News publisher Joseph M. Patterson. Slott eventually became the editor.
References
- Time Magazine article
- The Art of the Funnies, by R.C. Harvey (p. 95, 111, 114, 144)
- A Century of Women Cartoonists, by Trina Robbins (p. 64)
- Comic Art in America, by Stephen D. Becker (p. 223)
- The Encyclopedia of American Comics, ed. by Ron Goulart (p. 48, 65)
- The World Encyclopedia of Comics, ed. by Maurice Horn (p. 488, 708)
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Slott, Mollie |
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| Date of birth |
April 19, 1893 |
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| Date of death |
January 24, 1967 |
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