Marvin P. Bradley, 72, cartoonist who drew 'Rex Morgan' comic
Chicago Sun-Times
January 12, 1986
Marvin P. Bradley, 72, a retired cartoonist who was the principal artist on the "Rex Morgan, M.D." strip for more than 35 years, died Friday at his home in Tower Lake Estates near Barrington.
Over the years, the native of Streator, Ill., did some or all of the drawing for the "Kerry Drake," "Speed Spaulding," "Mary Worth," "Tex and Tandy" and "Ramblin' Bill" strips. But "Rex Morgan" occupied most of Mr. Bradley's work from May 10, 1948, until he retired in 1984. He had continued as a consultant on the strip.
Mr. Bradley learned his trade at Indiana University, the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Art School, the John Herron Art School in Indianapolis and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
In World War II, he spent nearly four years in the service, first as a glider pilot with the 14th Air Force and later as an executive officer with a fighter squadron in Africa, India and China.
During a stint in Chentu, China, he drew a military comic strip called "Randall's Raiders," and soon after leaving the service joined the staff of Publishers Newspaper Syndicate, later known as Field Enterprises Syndicate and then News America Syndicate.
He drew the main characters in the "Rex Morgan" strip, which was scripted over the years by a real-life psychiatrist, Dr. Nicholas P. Dallis, and ran in about 350 newspapers, including the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times.
~Supplied by F.A.G. member, 505 Firefly (#46907585)
Chicago Sun-Times
January 12, 1986
Marvin P. Bradley, 72, a retired cartoonist who was the principal artist on the "Rex Morgan, M.D." strip for more than 35 years, died Friday at his home in Tower Lake Estates near Barrington.
Over the years, the native of Streator, Ill., did some or all of the drawing for the "Kerry Drake," "Speed Spaulding," "Mary Worth," "Tex and Tandy" and "Ramblin' Bill" strips. But "Rex Morgan" occupied most of Mr. Bradley's work from May 10, 1948, until he retired in 1984. He had continued as a consultant on the strip.
Mr. Bradley learned his trade at Indiana University, the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Art School, the John Herron Art School in Indianapolis and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
In World War II, he spent nearly four years in the service, first as a glider pilot with the 14th Air Force and later as an executive officer with a fighter squadron in Africa, India and China.
During a stint in Chentu, China, he drew a military comic strip called "Randall's Raiders," and soon after leaving the service joined the staff of Publishers Newspaper Syndicate, later known as Field Enterprises Syndicate and then News America Syndicate.
He drew the main characters in the "Rex Morgan" strip, which was scripted over the years by a real-life psychiatrist, Dr. Nicholas P. Dallis, and ran in about 350 newspapers, including the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times.
~Supplied by F.A.G. member, 505 Firefly (#46907585)
Marvin P. Bradley, 72, cartoonist who drew 'Rex Morgan' comic
Chicago Sun-Times
January 12, 1986
Marvin P. Bradley, 72, a retired cartoonist who was the principal artist on the "Rex Morgan, M.D." strip for more than 35 years, died Friday at his home in Tower Lake Estates near Barrington.
Over the years, the native of Streator, Ill., did some or all of the drawing for the "Kerry Drake," "Speed Spaulding," "Mary Worth," "Tex and Tandy" and "Ramblin' Bill" strips. But "Rex Morgan" occupied most of Mr. Bradley's work from May 10, 1948, until he retired in 1984. He had continued as a consultant on the strip.
Mr. Bradley learned his trade at Indiana University, the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Art School, the John Herron Art School in Indianapolis and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
In World War II, he spent nearly four years in the service, first as a glider pilot with the 14th Air Force and later as an executive officer with a fighter squadron in Africa, India and China.
During a stint in Chentu, China, he drew a military comic strip called "Randall's Raiders," and soon after leaving the service joined the staff of Publishers Newspaper Syndicate, later known as Field Enterprises Syndicate and then News America Syndicate.
He drew the main characters in the "Rex Morgan" strip, which was scripted over the years by a real-life psychiatrist, Dr. Nicholas P. Dallis, and ran in about 350 newspapers, including the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times.
~Supplied by F.A.G. member, 505 Firefly (#46907585)
Chicago Sun-Times
January 12, 1986
Marvin P. Bradley, 72, a retired cartoonist who was the principal artist on the "Rex Morgan, M.D." strip for more than 35 years, died Friday at his home in Tower Lake Estates near Barrington.
Over the years, the native of Streator, Ill., did some or all of the drawing for the "Kerry Drake," "Speed Spaulding," "Mary Worth," "Tex and Tandy" and "Ramblin' Bill" strips. But "Rex Morgan" occupied most of Mr. Bradley's work from May 10, 1948, until he retired in 1984. He had continued as a consultant on the strip.
Mr. Bradley learned his trade at Indiana University, the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Art School, the John Herron Art School in Indianapolis and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
In World War II, he spent nearly four years in the service, first as a glider pilot with the 14th Air Force and later as an executive officer with a fighter squadron in Africa, India and China.
During a stint in Chentu, China, he drew a military comic strip called "Randall's Raiders," and soon after leaving the service joined the staff of Publishers Newspaper Syndicate, later known as Field Enterprises Syndicate and then News America Syndicate.
He drew the main characters in the "Rex Morgan" strip, which was scripted over the years by a real-life psychiatrist, Dr. Nicholas P. Dallis, and ran in about 350 newspapers, including the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times.
~Supplied by F.A.G. member, 505 Firefly (#46907585)
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