Bill Watterson
William Boyd Watterson II is an American cartoonist who authored the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. The strip was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson concluded Calvin and Hobbes with a short statement to newspaper readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium.
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Background
- Born in
- Washington, D.C.
- Educated at
- Kenyon CollegeChagrin Falls High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Max und Moritz award🏆 Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême🏆 Adamson Awards🏆 Yellow Kid Award🏆 Reuben Award
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1958
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