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Stan Lynde (1931-2013)
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Stan Lynde was born in Billings, Montana on September 23,
1931. He was raised on his father's ranch near Lodge Grass, Montana on
the Crow Indian Reservation. He attended grade and high school at Lodge
Grass, working on the ranch and traveling with his family wherever his
father's business of sheep raising took them. During his early years,
he lived with his parents in "every kind of dwelling you can imaginesheep
wagon, soddy, line shack, log cabin, tent and ranch house." While
in the U. S. Navy, he began a lot of his early cartooning abilities but
it was in 1957 when he created the comic strip, "Rick O'Shay"
that became an unusual marriage with the Chicago Tribune. Unable to control
his destiny and mood like he wanted in the strip, he brought the relationship
to an end in 1977. In 1978, he created the comic strip "Latigo"
for the Field Newspaper Syndicate and remained with them until 1983. "Grass
Roots" became available in 1984 as a self syndicated feature for
weekly newspapers.
Stan Lynde was a cofounder and an organizer of The Great Montana Centennial Cattle Drive in 1989. Stan continues to produce a series of graphic novels. Although a generation has passed since the works of "Rick O'Shay," "Latigo," and "Grass Roots" there still remains that special admiration and respect for the feelings that Stan evoked during the week and every Sunday. Primary Source: "Rick O'Shay, Hipshot and MeA Memoir" by Stan Lynde; Cottonwood Graphics, Inc.; September, 1990. |
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