George Sixta

Born in Chicago, George Sixta studied at te Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He began working for the Chicago Times at age 20, doing sports cartoons and illustrations. He began the syndicated strip 'Dick Draper, Foreign Correspondent' when he joined the Navy in 1941. He began contributing to the Saturday Evening Post in 1951. Back in civil life, he began newspaper features like  'One for the Book' and 'Hit or Miss'. Between 1953 and 1988, he drew the newspaper strip 'Rivets'.