Walt Kelly, American illustrator and animator (born 1913)

Walt Kelly

American animator and cartoonist (1913-1973)

Walter Crawford Kelly Jr. was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo. In 1941, at the age of 28, Kelly transferred to work at Dell…