Art Sansom is the creator of the daily strip 'The Born Loser'. Sansom, who has English-German origins, was born Arthur B. Sansom II in East Cleveland. He attended Shaw High School and was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University where he majored in art. He started his comic strip in May 1965. 'The Born Loser', about the everyday life of Brutus P. Thornapple, is distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association to about 1400 newspapers. From the mid-1980's, Art Sansom is assisted by his son Chip. 'Born Loser' received the Reuben Award, the highest honor given by the National Cartoonists Society, in 1987 and again in 1991, six weeks before Sansom died. Art Sansom has also drawn 'Vic Flint'.
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