Capp (Caplin), Al (Alfred Gerald) b. September 28, 1909 d. November 5, 1979 Cartoonist. Al Capp created the cartoon strip Li'l Abner during the early stages of the Great Depression in 1934. It would last for 43 years well beyond the Vietnam War until 1977 when its creator retired taking the entire hillbillyYokum family from mythical Dogpatch USA with him...Abner, Daisy Mae, Manmy, Pappy Yokum, Marryin Sam, Sadie Hawkins, Sir Cecil, Lady Cesspool, Hairless Joe, Lonesome Polecat, Fearless Fosdick, the Shmoos and the ultimate jinx Joe Btfsplk with his overhead black...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield) Mount Prospect Cemetery, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
b. September 28, 1909 d. November 5, 1979