| Birth: | Apr. 9, 1883
Cashton
Monroe County
Wisconsin, USA | | Death: | Jun. 24, 1969
Winter Park
Orange County
Florida, USA | 
He began his career when he joined the Minneapolis Times as a cartoonist from 1901 to 1905. King later moved to Chicago where he attended the Academy of Fine Arts and also worked for the Chicago Examiner and the Chicago Tribune also as a cartoonist. Later when King was still worjking for the Tribune he created "Gasoline Alley," his famous comic strip of a family's life. It first appeared in 1919 and through the years right up until the 1960s it grew bigger in fame. (bio by: K)
Family links:
Spouse:
Delia Drew King (1883 - 1959)*
Children:
Robert Drew King (1916 - 1982)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Frank King | | | Burial:
Oak Grove Cemetery
Tomah
Monroe County
Wisconsin, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: K
Record added: May 30, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6459728 |
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