Pap Dean
American political cartoonist, author and illustrator
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Preston Allen Dean Jr. (August 25, 1915 – August 15, 2011) was an American political cartoonist, author, and illustrator in Louisiana known as Pap Dean.[1][2][3] He was inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame in 1993.[4]
August 25, 1915
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| Born | Preston Allen Dean Jr. August 25, 1915 Colfax, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 15, 2011 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupations | Political cartoonist, author, illustrator |
Life and career
Dean was born in Colfax, Louisiana to Preston Allen Dean Sr. and Addie Swafford Dean. He attended Colfax High School.[5] He graduated from Louisiana State University in 1937. He also studied at Chicago Art Institute.[6]
Dean served in the military during World War II,[6][7] retiring from the U.S. Army Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel.[8]
Dean worked for the Shreveport Times from 1938 until his retirement in 1979.[9] He wrote and illustrated books on Louisiana, Natchitoches, Central Louisiana, and Colfax, Louisiana. He married and had children.[10]
