Roger Bollen
Roger Bollen | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1941 East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 3, 2015 (aged 74) Mayfield Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, illustrator |
| Genre | Juvenile fiction, comic strips |
| Notable works | Funny Business Animal Crackers Catfish Alistair series P.J. Funnybunny Zenon film series Handy Manny |
| Spouse | Marilyn Sadler (Divorced) Audrey Curran |
| Children | Melissa Ellsworth |
Roger (Rog) Bollen (July 27, 1941 – October 3, 2015) was an American writer and illustrator of comic strips and children's books, and a producer of television series that aimed at children.
Early life and death
[edit | edit source]Born in East Cleveland, Ohio, he graduated from Shaw High School and Kent State University.[1] During his final years, he lived in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. After suffering from a stroke and heart failure, he died in Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, on October 3, 2015. He was survived by his third wife Audrey Curran and his daughter Melissa Ellsworth.[1]
Syndicated comic strips
[edit | edit source]From 1966 to 1980, Bollen drew a two-panel cartoon strip titled Funny Business (in 1975, it was changed into a one-panel cartoon).[2] From 1967 to 1994, Bollen wrote and drew the comic strip Animal Crackers (adapted into a 1997 animated TV series produced by Canada-based CINAR [now WildBrain] and aired on Fox Family [now Freeform]), his most successful feature which was translated into several languages. Bollen additionally drew the strip Catfish from 1973 to 1986.[2]
Children's books
[edit | edit source]Together with his second wife Marilyn Sadler, Bollen produced more than 50 children's books. Their first book, Alistair's Elephant, was published in 1983. Other notable books are the P.J. Funnybunny series and Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (adapted into a live-action film series).[3]
Television shows
[edit | edit source]Bollen and Sadler together wrote Disney's CGI-animated children's TV series Handy Manny, where they also served as executive producers.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Roger Bollen at Library of Congress, with 38 library catalog records
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