Bechdel, Alison, 1960-
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Name (Hebrew)
בקדל, אליסון, 1960-
Name (Latin)
Bechdel, Alison, 1960-
Date of birth
1960-09-10
Place of birth
Lock Haven (Pa.)
Associated country
United States
Place of residence/headquarters
Bolton (Vt.)
Field of activity
Satire Autobiography
Occupation
Cartoonists--United States
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Her Dykes to watch out for, 1986:CIP t.p. (Alison Bechdel) CIP data sheet (b. 9/10/60)
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Alison Bechdel at the Boston Book Festival
Chase Elliott Clark, CC BY 2.0
File:Alison Bechdel at the Boston Book Festival.jpg
Chase Elliott Clark, CC BY 2.0
File:Alison Bechdel in London.jpg
- derivative work: Josiah Rowe (talk)
- Fun_Home_Signing_in_ICA_Shop.jpg: Loz Pycock
File:Book collection.jpg
, CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikipedia description:
Alison Bechdel ( BEK-dəl; born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home. Fun Home was subsequently adapted as a musical that won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. In 2012, she released her second graphic memoir Are You My Mother? She was a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. She is also known for originating what would later be called the Bechdel test.
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