| | | |  By John Desaulniers, Jr., March 30, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Melvin "Tubby" Millar Memorial Marker | | | Inscription. In Memory of Melvin "Tubby" Millar
Animator for Looney Tunes Porky Pig cartoons and assistant to Friz Freleng, creator of Porky Pig. Erected 1992 by Warner Bros., Inc. Location. 39° 33.692′ N, 98° 41.5′ W. Marker is in Portis, Kansas, in Osborne County. Marker is at the intersection of Market Street (U.S. 281) and 5th Street, on the left when traveling south on Market Street. Click for map. Marker is at the northwest corner of park. Marker is in this post office area: Portis KS 67474, United States of America. Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Geodetic Center of North America (approx. 7.6 miles away); Osborne / Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance (approx. 7.6 miles away); Hardman Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 7.9 miles away); Civil War Unknown Dead (approx. 8.2 miles away); Pioneers, O Pioneers (approx. 8.2 miles away); Osborne County Pioneers Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away); Osborne County Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away); Osborne County Courthouse (approx. 8.6 miles away). Also see . . . Kansan was illustrator of 'Porky Pig' toons. Wichita Eagle article recounts "Tubby" Millar's rise to artistic stardom working for Warner Bros. (Submitted on May 6, 2010, by John Desaulniers, Jr. of Mingo, Iowa.)
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