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right Clarence Gray (November 14, 1901 – January 5, 1957) was an American comic strip artist, best known for his long run drawing the science fiction adventure strip ''Brick Bradford'' for more than two decades. 〔Sara W Duke,''Biographical sketches of cartoonists & illustrators in the Swann Collection of the Library of Congress'' Arlington, VA : ComicsDC, 2012. ISBN 978-1304858887 (p.133)〕 He also worked as a freelance illustrator for various magazines. ==Editorial cartoons== Born in Toledo, Ohio, Gray called himself the "middle man" of three brothers. He was the son of Laura Jane and Val Gray, a construction worker. His father took little interest in his childhood drawings. "He just pitied me," recalled Gray. The red-haired youth began drawing trains and automobiles at an early age, teaching himself by making copies of magazine illustrations. He once described himself as a "red-headed, freckle-faced little punk."〔(Heimer, Mel. "Brick Bradford Will Appear in Times-News". ''Kingsport Times'', February 16, 1950. )〕 He concentrated on art courses in grade and high school, and after his high school graduation, he started his career at $18 a week doing sports and editorial cartoonist with the ''Toledo News-Bee''. However, on his second week, he was surprised by a large raise, as detailed in a 1936 syndicated feature story on cartoonists: :Before he was out of his teens, Gray was working in the art department of Toledo newspaper... Then one Saturday the salary inexplicably jumped to $40. The boy sensed an error and sought the cashier. But that office was closed. During the weekend, Gray convinced himself his employer had recognized genius and rewarded it handsomely. But Blue Monday came. There had been a mistake. He wasn't due for even a 20 cent raise. Fury possessed the young artist. Forty dollars a week became his goal. He long ago surpassed it, of course; but recognition was considerably hastened by that early disappointment.〔("Eight Million a Year Now Spent to Make Comic Page". ''Middletown Times Herald'', December 31, 1936. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Clarence Gray )〕〔 "I had to give it back the next Monday," recalled Gray. "It was a payroll mistake."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clarence Gray」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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