'Pete the Tramp'.
After completing his studies at the Chicago Art Institute, Clarence D. Russell started freelancing cartoons around the country. In World War I, he was sent overseas with the American Expeditionary Force. Back in the United States in 1920, he worked for several New York newspapers. At the same time, he contributed regularly to Judge. For this magazine, Russell developed the character of a peppery little tramp. This character was later featured in the series 'Pete the Tramp', which Russell made for King Features Syndicate starting in 1932. The series was an instant success. It was also translated in French ('Le Père Lacloche', 'Pierrot Le Vagabond', 'Pit Le Vagabond', 'Pierre Le Vagabond', 'Tom LeGueux'), Spanish ('Pedro Harapos') and Dutch ('Piet De Zwerver', 'Peter de Drommel', 'Piet de Landloper').
Clarence D. Russell continued working for King Features for the rest of his life, creating the series 'The Tucker Twins' (also known as 'The Topper Twins', 1935), 'Shorty' and 'Pete's Pup'. 'The Tucker Twins' also ran in French as 'Les Deux Bessons'. 'Pete's Pup', a spin-off of 'Pete the Tramp', ran in the French magazine L'Illustration as 'Pataud' and in Le Journal de Mickey as 'Touffou'.
Clarence D. Russell died in 1963.
'Pete the Tramp'.