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Arriola, Gus

LC control no.n 81052644
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingArriola, Gus
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Variant(s)Arriola, Gustavo M.
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedLos Angeles (Calif.)
Birth date1917-07-17
Death date2008-02-02
Place of birthFlorence (Ariz.)
Place of deathCarmel-by-the-Sea (Calif.)
Field of activityComic books, strips, etc.
Profession or occupationCartoonists
Found inAuthor's Gordo, 1950.
Harvey, Robert C. Accidental Ambassador Gordo, 2000: CIP t.p. (Gustavo M. Arriola) book t.p. (Gus Arriola)
Wikipedia WWW site, Feb. 4, 2008 (Gustavo "Gus" Arriola; b. July 17, 1917, Florence, Ariz.; d. Feb. 2, 2008, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.; Mexican American comic strip cartoonist and animator, primarily known for the comic strip Gordo (1941-1985))
Meier, Matt S. Mexican American biographies, 1988: page 18 (Gustavo Montaño Arriola, born 1917 in Florence, Arizona. Moved with his family to Los Angeles at age eight, where he graduated from high school. Worked in movie animation for Columbia and Metro-Goldywn-Mayer studios. Developed his comic strip character Gordo which began in 1946 as a syndicated strip for United Features. Became a tour bus driver. Retired in 1985.)
Associated languageeng
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