Grave of Ed Dodd
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Cartoonist, Ed Dodd created the comic strip "Mark Trail" in 1946. "Mark Trail" appeared in newspapers and reaching millions of readers worldwide.
Waymark Code: WM1ZW0
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2007
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Cartoonist, Ed Dodd created the comic strip "Mark Trail" in 1946. "Mark Trail" appeared in newspapers and reaching millions of readers worldwide. For more than 50 years, he gave his creation a persona of soft-spoken veteran outdoorsman who worked to teach people to preserve our natural resources - woods, water and wildlife - for future generations. Drawn by Jack Elrod since 1978, "Mark Trail" appeared in 175 newspapers, reaching nearly 23 million readers worldwide
Birth: Nov. 7, 1902
Death: May 27, 1991
Burial:
Arlington Memorial Park
Sandy Springs
Fulton County
Georgia, USA
Plot: Pine Hill Lot 16 B-3
Description:
Cartoonist, Edward Benton Dodd studied technology in Georgia and at the Art Students League in New York. His love for nature inspired him to buy a ranch in Wyoming in 1926 and to become a guide in national parks. Four years later he began a series of nature illustrations distributed by United Feature Syndicate called 'Back Home Again'. In 1946, he launched the ecological strip 'Mark Trail', in which he could express his love for wide landscapes. He continued to draw 'Mark Trail', until 1978, after which it was continued by his assistant, Jack Elrod. Ed Dodd is also the author of large number of specialized books about animals, such as 'Mark Trail's Book of North American Mammals'.
Date of birth: 11/07/1902
Date of death: 05/27/1991
Area of notoriety: Art
Marker Type: Horizontal Marker
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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