Skinker DeBaliviere in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Chic Young
Born January 9, 1901
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. Chic Young Marker
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Chic Young. Born January 9, 1901. Cartoonist Murat Bernard "Chic" Young grew up in St. Louis at 2248 Oregon Ave. and graduated from McKinley High in 1919. In 1930 Young created "Blondie," a comic strip featuring Blondie Boopadoop and her boyfriend Dagwood Bumstead. Readership jumped after the couple married in 1933. Eventually reaching over 250 million as the Bumstead family merrily depicted the joys and tribulations of middle class life. "Blondie" inspired radio, film and television series, and introduced the world to the "Dagwood" sandwich. Chic Young produced over 15,000 "Blondie" installments by the time of his death in 1973, after which the strip was created by his son Dean and flourished into the 21st century.
Cartoonist Murat Bernard "Chic" Young grew up in St. Louis at 2248 Oregon Ave. and graduated from McKinley High in 1919. In 1930 Young created "Blondie," a comic strip featuring Blondie Boopadoop and her boyfriend Dagwood Bumstead. Readership jumped after the couple married in 1933. Eventually reaching over 250 million as the Bumstead family merrily depicted the joys and tribulations of middle class life. "Blondie" inspired radio, film and television series, and introduced the world to the "Dagwood" sandwich. Chic Young produced over 15,000 "Blondie" installments by the time of his death in 1973, after which the strip was created by his son Dean and flourished into the 21st century.
Location. 38° 39.315′ N, 90° 17.931′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Skinker DeBaliviere. Marker is on Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6174 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hale Irwin (here, next to this marker); Bob Pettit (a few steps from this marker); Mel Bay (a few steps from this marker); Max Starkloff (a few steps from this marker); Andy Cohen (within shouting distance of this marker); Jon Hamm (within shouting distance of this marker); The 5th Dimension (within shouting distance of this marker); Sara Teasdale (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 5 times this year. Photo1. submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
