Wally Wood

Born: 1927 June 17 in Menahga, Minnesota, United States

Died: 1981 November 3 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Notes: To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

Names:

  1. Wallace Wood Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Wallace Allen Family name: Wood
  2. Wally Wood Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Wally Family name: Wood
  3. Woody Type: Pen Name

Schools:

  1. Minnesota School of Art 1947 to 1948

  2. Cartoonists and Illustrators School 1948 to 1948

Awards:

  1. 1957: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Comic Book Division
  2. 1959: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Comic Book Division
  3. 1965: Alley Awards - Best Pencil Artist
  4. 1965: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Comic Book Division
  5. 1966: Alley Awards - Best Inking Work
  6. 1971: Warren Awards - Best All-Around Artist
  7. 1980: Inkpot Award - [no name]
  8. 1989: Harvey Award - The Jack Kirby Hall of Fame
  9. 1992: Eisner Award - Hall of Fame
  10. 2011: Inkwell Awards - The Sinnott Hall of Fame Award

Art Influences:

Influences by Wally Wood were stated by:
  1. Hilary Barta
  2. Preston Blair
  3. Mark Bodé
  4. Tim Boxell
  5. Bill Cavalier
  6. Howard Chaykin
  7. Richard Corben
  8. Nicola Cuti
  9. Dale Eaglesham
  10. Ken Feduniewicz
  11. Peter Fitzgerald
  12. Dave Gibbons
  13. Armando Gil
  14. Larry Hama
  15. Fred Hembeck
  16. Jaime Hernandez
  17. Phil Hester
  18. Don Hudson
  19. Klaus Janson
  20. Shawn Kerri
  21. Erik Kriek
  22. Will Meugniot
  23. Kevin Nowlan
  24. Jerry Ordway
  25. Joe Orlando
  26. Rick Parker
  27. Eric Powell
  28. Pat Redding
  29. Trina Robbins
  30. David Schwartz
  31. Ty Templeton
  32. Mike Witherby
  33. Tom Yeates
  34. Mike Zeck

Relations:

  1. Spouse - Tatjana Wood
    Notes: Ex-spouse. Married in 1950. Divorced sometime during the 1960's.
  2. Owner - Wally Wood Studio

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