| LC control no. | n 94122481 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fisher, Ham, 1900-1955 |
| Variant(s) | Fisher, Ham, 1901-1955 Fisher, Hammond Edward, 1901-1955 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1900-09-24 1901 |
| Death date | 1955-12-27 |
| Place of birth | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Comic books, strips, etc. |
| Profession or occupation | Cartoonists |
| Found in | Joe Palooka [graphic] 193-?: drawing (Ham Fisher) Goulart, R. Ency. of Am. comics, 1990: p. 130-131 (Fisher, Ham, 1901-1955; Am. cartoonist; Hammond Edward Fisher) Wikipedia, May 10, 2018 (Ham Fisher; born September 24, 1900 (some sources indicate 1901), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; dropped out of school at age 16, did various jobs before moving to a job with the New York Daily News; died December 27, 1955) Times Leader (online), New historical marker will honor Ham Fisher, creator of Joe Palooka, March 27, 2018, viewed May 10, 2018 (according to Times Leader archive stories, Fisher was born on South Franklin Street in 1900; graduated from Wilkes-Barre High School in 1918; took his own life in a friend's studio in New York City) Comicbookdb.com website, May 10, 2018 (Hammond Edward Fisher - 'Ham Fisher'; born September 24, 1900) |
| Associated language | eng |
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