Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

Jimmy Swinnerton interview, June 16, 1971

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Description
  • Swinnerton is sometimes hard to understand. He repeats himself often and asks for the tape to be "cut" frequently. There is a third, female speaker, who prods Swinnerton's memory on Side B.
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Date created
  • June 16, 1971
Identifier
  • SPEC.CGA.MAC.PS82.019
Summary
  • Side A: Caniff interviews Swinnerton, who is in the hospital, about his life and career. Swinnerton talks about being noticed out of art school by William Randolph Hearst of the San Francisco Examiner, who gave him his first job in 1892. Swinnerton made what some consider the first comic strip for the Examiner. Side B: Caniff encourages Swinnerton to share memories of Hearst. Swinnerton expresses distaste for the state of cartoons, except for Peanuts, which he praises.
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Collection identifier
  • SPEC.CGA.MAC
Repository
  • Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
Alternative title
  • Swinnerton and Caniff-Palm Springs, 1971 June 16
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  • This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
Medium
  • 1/4 inch audio tape
Source
  • Digitized from Folder 19, Box MAC.PS82, Milton Caniff Collection, SPEC.CGA.MAC, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
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Extent
  • Duration: 00:17:20 [Side B]
  • Duration: 00:34:32 [Side A]
Credit line: Series 8: Audio/Visual Material, 1924-1988, Milton Caniff Collection, The Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

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