Facts about Mort Walker

Occup.	Artist
From	USA
Born	September 3, 1923
Age	101 years

Summary

Mort Walker is a famous Artist from USA, he/she is 101 years old and still alive, born September 3, 1923.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac virgo, who is known for Analyzing, Practical, Reflective, Observation, Thoughtful. Our collection contains 12 quotes who is written / told by Mort.

12 Famous quotes by Mort Walker

"Some people will do schlock or anything, just to get their name on it"

Mort Walker

"Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart"

Mort Walker

"I say, if you believe what you read in the comic strips, then you believe that mice run around with little gold buttons on their red pants and drive cars"

Mort Walker

"Everything I know, I write about. My only research is what I did"

Mort Walker

"I took Beetle home thinking that after the Korean War was over, I would have to take him out of the Army. I thought, well, what am I going to do with him?"

Mort Walker

"When I introduced a black soldier, Lt. Flap, in 1971, the Stars and Stripes banned the strip. They were having racial problems and thought it would increase the tensions"

Mort Walker

"At one time Tribune Syndicate emptied out their storeroom. They put tables full of original cartoons down in the lobby and said take one if you want one. The comics were simply a burden to them"

Mort Walker

"You learn just by trying and experimenting. By the time I was 14, I had my own comic strip in the Kansas City paper"

Mort Walker

"When the war was over and the guys were back to shaving every day, the editor thought the Beetle Bailey strips were hurting their disciplinary efforts to get the guys back to routine"

Mort Walker

"Seven days without laughter makes one weak"

Mort Walker

"I was kicked out of The Stars And Stripes twice, and finally got back in"

Mort Walker

"The people who were against the Vietnam War thought I was attacking the Army. The guys in the Army thought I was representing their experiences. I was on both sides, and I survived"

Mort Walker