Gus Arriola
Born
Gustavo Arriola
July 17, 1917
Florence, Arizona, U.S.
Died
February 2, 2008 (aged 90)
Carmel, California
Nationality
American
Area(s)
Cartoonist
Notable works
Gordo
Awards
National Cartoonist Society's Humor Comic Strip Award, 1957, 1965
Gustavo "Gus" Arriola was a Mexican-American comic strip cartoonist and animator, primarily known for the comic strip Gordo, which ran from 1941 through 1985.
He died in Carmel on 2 February 2008. Shortly before his death he received a lifetime achievement award from the Arts Council for Monterey, California. He had suffered from Parkinson's disease.∼Cartoonist. His comic strip about a Mexican bean farmer-turned-tour guide appeared in The Chronicle for 43 years and was syndicated in 220 newspapers,
Arriola's Gordo strip was one of the first cartoons in the United States to celebrate Mexican culture. Arriola began the strip in 1941. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was 8, and Arriola grew up in the shadow of the world's major animation studios. He took a job animating Krazy Kat at Mintz Studio after high school and later did story-sketch work for the Tom and Jerry cartoon at MGM before starting Gordo. UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library acquired the Gordo collection from Arriola last year.
Gus Arriola
Born
Gustavo Arriola
July 17, 1917
Florence, Arizona, U.S.
Died
February 2, 2008 (aged 90)
Carmel, California
Nationality
American
Area(s)
Cartoonist
Notable works
Gordo
Awards
National Cartoonist Society's Humor Comic Strip Award, 1957, 1965
Gustavo "Gus" Arriola was a Mexican-American comic strip cartoonist and animator, primarily known for the comic strip Gordo, which ran from 1941 through 1985.
He died in Carmel on 2 February 2008. Shortly before his death he received a lifetime achievement award from the Arts Council for Monterey, California. He had suffered from Parkinson's disease.∼Cartoonist. His comic strip about a Mexican bean farmer-turned-tour guide appeared in The Chronicle for 43 years and was syndicated in 220 newspapers,
Arriola's Gordo strip was one of the first cartoons in the United States to celebrate Mexican culture. Arriola began the strip in 1941. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was 8, and Arriola grew up in the shadow of the world's major animation studios. He took a job animating Krazy Kat at Mintz Studio after high school and later did story-sketch work for the Tom and Jerry cartoon at MGM before starting Gordo. UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library acquired the Gordo collection from Arriola last year.
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