In Dagwood, there was a harried father, beset by bills and an irascible but fundamentally kind hearted boss (J. Young's death the comic strip was appearing in 1,623 newspapers in 60 countries. The appeal of “Blondie,” despite its suburban and office settings and the American, admittedly Protestant family at its heart, was such that at Mr. Through the Bumstead family - Dagwood, Blondie, Alexander (born April 15, 1934, and known first as Baby Dumpling), Cookie and the dog, Daisy -millions of readers saw the vexations and concerns of life reflected and softened by wit. Like a lapidary with the gift of magic, Chic Young polished the drab ore of domestic and workaday life into a celebration of the human condition so glowing with warm humor that it attracted and was welcomed by a near‐global audience. Young's declining health, “Blondie” has been produced by the artist's collaborators - his son, Dean, and Jim Raymond. 8, 1930, said the comic strip would continue without interruption. King Features Syndicate, which has distributed “Blondie since its inception on Sept. He was 72 years old and had been in ill health for some time, remaining near his home in Clearwater, Fla. Chic Young, creator of the comic strip “Blondie,” died Wednesday night of a pulmonary embolism at the Apollo Medical Center in St.
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