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Bob Gustafson (August 8, 1920 - November 28, 2001) was an American cartoonist whose work includes eight years on Tillie the Toiler and a 27-year run on the Beetle Bailey comic books.

Robert D. Gustafson was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. He served in the U.S. Army as a pilot and pitched semi-pro baseball in the Boston area. Gustafson attended the School of Fine Arts in Boston and did his first work for the Bostonian Magazine in the early 1940s. Later on, in the 1950s, he did gag cartoons for Ladies' Home Journal, Ridgefield Press, Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers and Judge. He also assisted on Russ Westover's 'Tillie the Toiler' strip at the King Features Syndicate.

In the 1960s he assisted as a writer on 'Joe Palooka' for the McNaught Syndicate, before joining Mort Walker's staff. From 1963 until the mid 1970s, he assisted on Walker's comics 'Beetle Bailey', 'Boner's Ark' and 'Hi and Lois'. Gustavson was mainly involved in the 'Beetle Bailey' comic books published by Dell Publishing/Western (early 1960s), King Comics (mid 1960s) and Charlton Comics (early 1970s). His other Dell comic book work includes 'Freddy', 'Mr. Magoo' and 'Ponytail'.

Gustafson received the National Cartoonist Society Comic Book Award for 1962 and 1982, and their Humor Comic Book Award for 1971 and 1972. He retired to Old Greenwich, Connecticut.

External links

Who's who in Ridgefield
NCS Awards
Bob Gustafson's biography on the NCS site
Bob Gustafson (1920 - 2001, USA)
Tillie the Toiler
Robert "Bob" Gustafson,Obituary Ridgefied Press (Hersam Acorn Newspapers)

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-'''Bob Gustafson''' is an American cartoonist whose work includes eight years on ''[[Tillie the Toiler]]'' and a 27-year run on the ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'' comic books.
+'''Bob Gustafson''' (August 8, 1920 - November 28, 2001) was an American cartoonist whose work includes eight years on ''[[Tillie the Toiler]]'' and a 27-year run on the ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'' comic books.
-Bob Gustafson was born in [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]], [[Massachusetts]] in 1920. He received the [[National Cartoonist Society]] Comic Book Award for 1962 and 1982, and their Humor Comic Book Award for 1971 and 1972.
+Robert D. Gustafson was born in [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]], [[Massachusetts]]. He served in the [[U.S. Army]] as a pilot and pitched semi-pro baseball in the Boston area.  Gustafson attended the [[School of Fine Arts]] in [[Boston]] and did his first work for the ''Bostonian Magazine'' in the early 1940s. Later on, in the 1950s, he did gag cartoons for ''Ladies' Home Journal'', ''Ridgefield Press'', ''Good Housekeeping'', ''Saturday Evening Post'', ''Colliers'' and ''Judge''. He also assisted on [[Russ Westover]]'s 'Tillie the Toiler' strip at the [[King Features Syndicate]].
+In the 1960s he assisted as a writer on 'Joe Palooka' for the [[McNaught Syndicate]], before joining [[Mort Walker]]'s staff. From 1963 until the mid 1970s, he assisted on Walker's comics 'Beetle Bailey', 'Boner's Ark' and 'Hi and Lois'. Gustavson was mainly involved in the 'Beetle Bailey' comic books published by [[Dell Publishing]]/Western (early 1960s), [[King Comics]] (mid 1960s) and [[Charlton Comics]] (early 1970s). His other Dell comic book work includes 'Freddy', 'Mr. Magoo' and 'Ponytail'.
+Gustafson  received the [[National Cartoonist Society]] Comic Book Award for 1962 and 1982, and their Humor Comic Book Award for 1971 and 1972. He retired to [[Old Greenwich]], [[Connecticut]].
 ==External links==
+*[http://jackfsanders.tripod.com/G-L.htm Who's who in Ridgefield]
 *[http://www.reuben.org/ncs/awards.asp NCS Awards]
 *[http://www.reuben.org/ncs/members/memorium/gustafson.jpg Bob Gustafson's biography on the NCS site]
+*[http://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gustafson_bob.htm Bob Gustafson (1920 - 2001, USA)]
+*[http://www.toonopedia.com/tillie.htm Tillie the Toiler]
+*[http://acorn-online.net/acornonline/obits/gustafson2.htm Robert "Bob" Gustafson,Obituary ''Ridgefied Press'' (Hersam Acorn Newspapers)]
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+[[Category:2001 deaths]]
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