Fanny Cory
American illustrator and comic strip creator (1877–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fanny Young Cory (October 17, 1877 – July 28, 1972) was a cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her comic strips Sonnysayings and Little Miss Muffet. Cory was one of America's first female syndicated cartoonists.[1]
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Fanny Cory | |
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Born | (1877-10-18)October 18, 1877 Waukegan, Illinois |
Died | July 28, 1972(1972-07-28) (aged 94) Stanwood, Washington |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, illustrator |
Pseudonym(s) | F. Y. Cory, F. Cory Cooney, Fanny Cory Cooney, Fanny Y. Cory, FYC |
Notable works | Sonnysayings (c. 1920–1956) Little Miss Muffet (1935–1956) |
Spouse(s) | Fred W. Cooney (m. 1904) |
Children | Sayre, Robert, Ted |
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She went by several pen names: F. Y. Cory, F. Cory Cooney and Fanny Cory Cooney but eventually used Fanny Y. Cory as her professional name. She sometimes used FYC as a signature on her early work.