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Richard William Dorgan, known as Dick Dorgan, was an American cartoonist, writer, and illustrator. His first known published work appeared in ''The New York Call'' in 1913. A wide variety of his early work was published in ''The Broadside: A Journal for the Naval Reserve Force'', 1918–1920. He is remembered as the illustrator of Thorne Smith's first two novels, ''Biltmore Oswald'' (1918) and ''Out o' Luck'' (1919), as well as for his work as a columnist for ''Photoplay Magazine'' and newspaper artist in the 1920s and '30s. ==Biography== Richard W. "Dick" Dorgan (24 September 1892 – 5 May 1953) was born in San Francisco, California,〔World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918. Registration Location: ''Queens County, New York''; Roll: ''1818488''; Draft Board: ''185''. Source Information: Ancestry.com. ''World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918'' (on-line ). Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. ''World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.〕 one of 11 children〔Dick Dorgan and his siblings: 〕—six sons and five daughters—of Thomas J. and Anna R. Dorgan née Tobin.〔Twelfth Census of the United States〕 He died at Bayside, New York. By 1910, he was living in New York City, where he studied art at the National Academy and the Art Students League.〔 According to registration cards at the National Academy, "Dorgan of San Francisco" took life drawing classes in 1910 and 1911,〔Letter to George H. Scheetz from Laura Zelasnic, Project Archivist, National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts (11 June 2009)〕 and, according to records at the Art Students League, he took an illustration class from September 1912 through May 1913.〔Letter to George H. Scheetz from Stephanie Cassidy, Editor & Archivist, Art Students League of New York (16 June 2009)〕 By October 1913, Dorgan was selling panel cartoons to ''The New York Call''. During World War I, Dorgan was a Seaman Second Class in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force, stationed at Pelham Bay, New York. He later lived in Bayside, New York, in the borough of Queens on Long Island. On his World War I draft registration card (dated 5 June 1917), Dorgan reported his occupation as "Cartoonist."〔 He was married to Amelia Jane Murray (8 October 1891 at New York City–20 February 1970 at Chappaqua, New York). They had one son, Richard W. Dorgan, Jr. (13 August 1921 at New York City–23 November 1988 at Mount Kisco, New York). 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「Richard W. Dorgan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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