Kin Hubbard

Kin Hubbard
Born Frank McKinney Hubbard
(1868-09-01)September 1, 1868
Bellefontaine, Ohio
Died December 26, 1930(1930-12-26) (aged 62)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Occupation Cartoonist, humorist, journalist

Frank McKinney Hubbard (born 1 September 1868 in Bellefontaine, Ohio - died: 26 December 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist better known by his pen name "Kin" Hubbard.

He was creator of the cartoon Abe Martin of Brown County which ran in U.S. newspapers from 1904 until his death in 1930, and was the originator of many political quips that remain in use. North American humorist Will Rogers reportedly declared Hubbard to be "America's greatest humorist."[1]

The American playwright, screenwriter and journalist Lawrence Riley wrote the biographical play Kin Hubbard (1949) in his memory. It starred Tom Ewell and June Lockhart.

Quotes

A Hubbard quote, "It ain't no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be," was mentioned in Kurt Vonnegut's World War II novel, "Slaughterhouse Five."

References

  1. Brown County State Park Web site, Abe Martin cartoon character of humorist Kin Hubbard in Brown County Indiana. Retrieved on December 3, 2008
  2. Hubbard, F. McKinney (1914). Abe Martin's primer: the collected writings of Abe Martin and his Brown County, Indiana, neighbors. A. Martin.


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