Bollen, Roger (Personal Name)

Bollen, M.S. Alistair's elephant, c1983 (a.e.) CIP t.p. (Roger Bollen) t.p. (illustrated by Roger Bollen)

Wikipedia, Sept. 30, 2022 (Roger (Rog) Bollen (July 27, 1941-October 3, 2015) was an American writer and illustrator of comic strips and children's books, and a producer of television shows for children. From 1966 to 1980, Bollen drew a two-panel cartoon strip titled Funny Business (in 1975, it was changed into a one-panel cartoon). From 1967 to 1994, Bollen wrote and drew the comic strip Animal Crackers, his most successful feature which was translated into several languages. Bollen additionally drew the strip Catfish from 1973 to 1986. Together with his second wife Marilyn Sadler, Bollen produced more than 50 children's books. Bollen and Sadler together wrote the CGI-animated children's television series Handy Manny)