Born in Lafayette, Georgia to Reverend Jesse Mercer Dodd and Effie Cook Dodd (the artist Lamar Dodd was his first cousin), Ed Dodd went to work for Dan Beard, founder of the Boy Scouts of America, at the age of 16. Dodd worked at Beard's camp in Pennsylvania for 13 summers, where he honed his writing and illustration skills under Beard's guidance. Dodd became a scoutmaster and the first paid youth and physical education director for the city of Gainesville, Georgia.
Back Home Againedit
After studying architecture at Georgia Tech and at the Art Students League of New York, he purchased a ranch in Wyoming in 1926. In 1930, while working as a guide in the national parks, he created Back Home Again, a moderately successful daily single-panel which included characters from Gainesville and North Georgia. The panel, about a hillbilly family, was distributed nationally by United Feature Syndicate until 1945.
Mark Trailedit
On April 15, 1946, he launched Mark Trail as a daily comic strip distributed by The New York Post to 45 newspapers. Mark Trail centers on environmental themes and its title character, a wildlife photographer and author whose assignments inevitably lead to involvement in local environmental conflicts. Trail was a younger "alter ego" of Dodd (Gurr 2006), likewise a pipe-smoking outdoorsman and conservationist but footloose and free to travel to adventure. Trail owned a St. Bernard named Andy and lived (between travels) with Doc and Cherry Davis in Lost Forest. Likewise, Dodd had a St. Bernard named Andy, and owned a home and studio (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's student Herbert Millkey[2]) in a 130-acre (0.5 km2) forest in North Georgia that he named Lost Forest. Dodd's challenge with this alter ego was to write an educational outdoors-themed continuity strip, in varied settings, about a good-guy conservationist who nevertheless remained credible as a man in his responses to exploiters and to underdogs, and to romance and to hardship. At its peak in the 1960s, the strip enjoyed distribution to about 500 newspapers through North America Syndicate and spun off numerous publications about camping and wildlife.
Mark Trail was written by Dodd and drawn by Tom Hill until the latter's death in 1978. Dodd then retired, and the strip was continued by his long-time assistant, Jack Elrod, and later by James Allen and Jules Rivera.
Dodd enjoyed wide respect for his support of conservation, and among his honors was Georgia Conservationist of the Year in 1967. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Mark Trail in 1986, he told a reporter that he had quit Georgia Tech's architecture program because of failing grades in math and chemistry. "In my case, finishing college would have been a mistake," he said. "I'd probably have become a mediocre architect and starved to death." Towards the end of his life, he established the Mark Trail/Ed Dodd Foundation. He died in Gainesville in 1991, survived by his fourth wife, Rosemary, who still resides in Gainesville. That same year, the U.S. Congress honored Dodd's hero with the Mark Trail Wilderness in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Dodd's 130-acre Lost Forest is now residential neighborhoods, one bearing the name "Lost Forest" with a street named "Mark Trail". In 1996, the house formerly occupied by Dodd in Lost Forest burned to the ground (Hill 2003).
Worksedit
Mark Trail's 2nd book of animals: (North American mammals), by Ed Dodd, 1959
Mark Trail's Book of Animals (North American Mammals), by Ed Dodd, 1965
Flapfoot (Carousel book), by Ed Dodd, 1968
Chipper the Beaver (A See and read beginning to read book), by Ed Dodd, 1968
Mark Trail's Hunting Tips, by Ed Dodd, 1969
Careers for the '70s: conservation (Crowell-Collier careers), by Ed Dodd, 1971
Mark Trail's Cooking Tips, by Ed Dodd, 1971
Mark Trail's Camping Tips, by Ed Dodd, 1971
Mark Trail in the Smokies!: A Naturalist's Look at Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Southern Appalachians, by Ed Dodd, 1989
Sourcesedit
Georgia Tech Alumni. Deaths: Ed Dodd
Gurr, Steve. 2006. New Georgia Encyclopedia: Ed Dodd November 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
Hill, Jack. 2003. "Memories of Lost Forest", talk before the Pleasant Oaks Gem and Mineral Society, June 5, 2003 October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
Wilderness.net. Mark Trail Wilderness July 11, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
Referencesedit
^AP (May 29, 1991). "Ed Dodd, 88, Creator of 'Mark Trail' Comic". The New York Times.
dodd, edward, benton, dodd, november, 1902, 1991, 20th, century, american, cartoonist, known, mark, trail, comic, strip, walt, kellybornedward, benton, dodd, 1902, november, 1902lafayette, georgia, united, statesdiedmay, 1991, 1991, aged, gainesville, georgia,. Edward Benton Dodd November 7 1902 May 27 1991 was a 20th century American cartoonist known for his Mark Trail comic strip 1 Ed DoddEd Dodd by Walt KellyBornEdward Benton Dodd 1902 11 07 November 7 1902Lafayette Georgia United StatesDiedMay 27 1991 1991 05 27 aged 88 Gainesville Georgia United StatesNationalityAmericanArea s CartoonistNotable worksMark Trail 1946 1978 Contents 1 Early years 2 Back Home Again 3 Mark Trail 4 Works 5 Sources 6 References 7 External linksEarly years editBorn in Lafayette Georgia to Reverend Jesse Mercer Dodd and Effie Cook Dodd the artist Lamar Dodd was his first cousin Ed Dodd went to work for Dan Beard founder of the Boy Scouts of America at the age of 16 Dodd worked at Beard s camp in Pennsylvania for 13 summers where he honed his writing and illustration skills under Beard s guidance Dodd became a scoutmaster and the first paid youth and physical education director for the city of Gainesville Georgia Back Home Again editAfter studying architecture at Georgia Tech and at the Art Students League of New York he purchased a ranch in Wyoming in 1926 In 1930 while working as a guide in the national parks he created Back Home Again a moderately successful daily single panel which included characters from Gainesville and North Georgia The panel about a hillbilly family was distributed nationally by United Feature Syndicate until 1945 Mark Trail editOn April 15 1946 he launched Mark Trail as a daily comic strip distributed by The New York Post to 45 newspapers Mark Trail centers on environmental themes and its title character a wildlife photographer and author whose assignments inevitably lead to involvement in local environmental conflicts Trail was a younger alter ego of Dodd Gurr 2006 likewise a pipe smoking outdoorsman and conservationist but footloose and free to travel to adventure Trail owned a St Bernard named Andy and lived between travels with Doc and Cherry Davis in Lost Forest Likewise Dodd had a St Bernard named Andy and owned a home and studio designed by Frank Lloyd Wright s student Herbert Millkey 2 in a 130 acre 0 5 km2 forest in North Georgia that he named Lost Forest Dodd s challenge with this alter ego was to write an educational outdoors themed continuity strip in varied settings about a good guy conservationist who nevertheless remained credible as a man in his responses to exploiters and to underdogs and to romance and to hardship At its peak in the 1960s the strip enjoyed distribution to about 500 newspapers through North America Syndicate and spun off numerous publications about camping and wildlife Mark Trail was written by Dodd and drawn by Tom Hill until the latter s death in 1978 Dodd then retired and the strip was continued by his long time assistant Jack Elrod and later by James Allen and Jules Rivera Dodd enjoyed wide respect for his support of conservation and among his honors was Georgia Conservationist of the Year in 1967 On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Mark Trail in 1986 he told a reporter that he had quit Georgia Tech s architecture program because of failing grades in math and chemistry In my case finishing college would have been a mistake he said I d probably have become a mediocre architect and starved to death Towards the end of his life he established the Mark Trail Ed Dodd Foundation He died in Gainesville in 1991 survived by his fourth wife Rosemary who still resides in Gainesville That same year the U S Congress honored Dodd s hero with the Mark Trail Wilderness in the Chattahoochee National Forest Dodd s 130 acre Lost Forest is now residential neighborhoods one bearing the name Lost Forest with a street named Mark Trail In 1996 the house formerly occupied by Dodd in Lost Forest burned to the ground Hill 2003 Works editMark Trail s 2nd book of animals North American mammals by Ed Dodd 1959 Mark Trail s Book of Animals North American Mammals by Ed Dodd 1965 Flapfoot Carousel book by Ed Dodd 1968 Chipper the Beaver A See and read beginning to read book by Ed Dodd 1968 Mark Trail s Hunting Tips by Ed Dodd 1969 Careers for the 70s conservation Crowell Collier careers by Ed Dodd 1971 Mark Trail s Cooking Tips by Ed Dodd 1971 Mark Trail s Camping Tips by Ed Dodd 1971 Mark Trail in the Smokies A Naturalist s Look at Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Southern Appalachians by Ed Dodd 1989Sources editGeorgia Tech Alumni Deaths Ed Dodd Gurr Steve 2006 New Georgia Encyclopedia Ed Dodd Archived November 12 2007 at the Wayback Machine Hill Jack 2003 Memories of Lost Forest talk before the Pleasant Oaks Gem and Mineral Society June 5 2003 Archived October 8 2007 at the Wayback Machine Wilderness net Mark Trail Wilderness Archived July 11 2004 at the Wayback MachineReferences edit AP May 29 1991 Ed Dodd 88 Creator of Mark Trail Comic The New York Times Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Vol 56 No 1 1979 1979 External links edit nbsp Media related to Ed Dodd at Wikimedia Commons Marktrail com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Dodd amp oldid 1183437624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
