- George McManus was born on January 23, 1884 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950), Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948) and Bringing Up Father (1946). He was married to Florence Bergere. He died on October 22, 1954 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- SpouseFlorence Bergere(? - October 12, 1954) (his death)
- Creator of "Bringing Up Father," one of the most popular comic strips in the first half of the 20th century.
- His comic strip 'Bringing Up Father', distributed internationally by King Features Syndicate, ran for 87 years (1913-2000).
- First job was as an errand boy at 'The Republican' newspaper, where he eventually created his first comic strip, 'Alma and Oliver'.
- In 1935, he hired Zeke Zekley as an assistant. Zekley would make major contributions to the strip 'Bringing Up Father', in both writing and art, in the following two decades, and would later draw the 'Bachelor at Large' comic strips seen on The Tab Hunter Show (1960).
- 'Bringing Up Father' made him a wealthy man, and during the 1940s he lived on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
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