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Denys Wortman
Born(1887-05-02)May 2, 1887
DiedSeptember 20, 1958(1958-09-20) (aged 71)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Painter, Cartoonist
Notable works
Metropolitan Movies

Denys Wortman (May 2, 1887 – September 20, 1958) was a painter, cartoonist and comic strip creator.[1] From 1924 to 1954 he drew the comic strip Metropolitan Movies (originated by Gene Carr in 1921),[2] which ran in the New York World and was syndicated nationwide by the World Feature Service[3] and later United Feature Syndicate.[4]

His work was the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York in 2011.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Wortman, Denys". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. 2000.
  2. ^ Sturm, James. "Original Drawings by Denys Wortman," Archived November 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Center for Cartoon Studies website (March 2008).
  3. ^ Kino, Carol (November 17, 2010). "Denys Wortman Recalled at Museum of the City of New York". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Booker, M. Keith. "United Feature Syndicate," in Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas (ABC-CLIO, 2014), p. 399.
  5. ^ Sunita Reddy (December 30, 2010). "Spare Times for Dec. 31-Jan. 6". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2011.


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