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right George Sixta (March 13, 1909 - January 7, 1986) was an American cartoonist, best known for his syndicated comic strip, ''Rivets'', about a wire-haired terrier. It was syndicated by Field Enterprises and its successor, News America Syndicate. He pronounced his name Sick-sta.〔 Born in Chicago, Sixta took night classes until 1927 at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, and he started his career by working with cartoonist Everett Lowry, who drew comic strips for the McClure Syndicate. At age 20, Sixta was hired by the ''Chicago Sun-Times'', where he did illustrations and sports cartoons. His syndicated strip ''Dick Draper, Foreign Correspondent'' came to an end when he joined the Navy in 1941. Shipped from the Great Lakes to Washington, D.C., he held down a desk job, doing public relations for the Secretary of the Navy.〔 ==''Rivets''== During his Navy PR job, Sixta got the idea for ''Rivets'' when he saw many photos of Navy mascots. ''Rivets'' first appeared in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' in 1944 and was syndicated from 1953 to 1985. Initially a Navy mascot, the friendly family dog lived with three children, Jamie, Virginia and Steve. (These were also the names of Sixta's three children.) Merchandising of ''Rivets'' included magic slates, dolls and coloring books. The strip was collected in ''Rivets: A Cartoon Book'', published by Saalfield in the 1960s. 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「George Sixta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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