Dixie Dugan is best known as a long-running syndicated newspaper comic strip published from October 21, 1929 to October 8, 1966.[4] The title character was originally modeled after 1920s film actress Louise Brooks and early stories followed Dixie's exploits as a Hollywood showgirl.
Dixie Dugan
Dixie Dugan as reprinted in Big Shot Comics #8 (December 1940).
Author(s)
J. P. McEvoy (1929-1955) Amram Scheinfield (ghost, early 1930s)[1] Renny McEvoy (ghost mid-1930s-1955, credited 1955-1966)[2][3]
Dixie Dugan first appeared in two slightly risqué novels written by J. P. McEvoy, serialized in 1928-29 in the pages of Liberty. McEvoy's novels were then published in book form by Simon & Schuster as Show Girl (1928) and Hollywood Girl (1929). In the first story, Dixie begins as a Broadway chorus girl, and in the second she moves to Hollywood.[5]
The stories combine romance, glamour and a bit of scandal as Dixie pursues a career in show business. The novel's illustrations by John H. Striebel show a strong resemblance between Dixie Dugan and 1920s film actress Louise Brooks, complete with Brooks' then-fashionable "helmet" hairdo.
Comic strip
Beginning in October 1929, writer McEvoy and Striebel teamed to produce a daily newspaper comic strip, syndicated by the McNaught Syndicate. The name of the strip was originally Show Girl but changed to Dixie Dugan on December 23, 1929.[4] As time went by, the strip dropped the show business aspect, and Dixie became a career girl pursuing a more wholesome variety of jobs. The stories varied from romance and comedy to crime and suspense.
Other characters featured in the strip included Dixie's elderly parents Ma and Pa Dugan, her niece Imogene and Dixie's best friend Mickie. The strip added a popular feature also used by Bill Woggon in his Katy Keene comic books: fashion designs for Dixie were submitted by fans and credited to them in the strip. In addition, when Dixie opened a small cafe, recipes were requested. When the action occurred on the town's streets, there was always in the background a bass player carrying his instrument on his back.
The Dixie Dugan Sunday page included a topper strip, Good Deed Dotty, which ran from February 5, 1933 to October 17, 1948.[6]
Striebel continued to work on the strip until the early 1960s, when he became ill. Streibel's assistants were Al Bare, Dave Huffine and Frank McNitt, the son of McNaught Syndicate co-founder Virgil McNitt. Striebel's daughter, Margery Ann Huffine, did the strip's lettering from the age of 14.[7]
Like many other popular newspaper comic strips, the daily strips were collected and reprinted in various early comic books beginning in the 1930s.
Dixie Dugan (September 8, 1946)
Films
Both novels were quickly adapted to movies, both starring Alice White as Dixie Dugan and both produced by Warner Bros.: Show Girl (1928) and Showgirl in Hollywood (1930). The first film featured music and sound effects using the Vitaphonesound-on-disc system, while the second film was a talkie using the early Western Electricsound-on-film system. In 1943, Twentieth Century Fox produced another film titled Dixie Dugan featuring Lois Andrews as the title character. By this time, Dixie had long since left behind her origins as a show girl. In this wartime movie, Dixie gets a job working as a secretary in a government office. Her new boss has a romantic interests in Dixie, but she remains faithful to her fiancé, a defense plant worker.
^ abHoltz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 127. ISBN9780472117567.
^Markstein, Don. "Dixie Dugan". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 174. ISBN9780472117567.
dixie, dugan, 1943, film, film, best, known, long, running, syndicated, newspaper, comic, strip, published, from, october, 1929, october, 1966, title, character, originally, modeled, after, 1920s, film, actress, louise, brooks, early, stories, followed, dixie,. For the 1943 film see Dixie Dugan film Dixie Dugan is best known as a long running syndicated newspaper comic strip published from October 21 1929 to October 8 1966 4 The title character was originally modeled after 1920s film actress Louise Brooks and early stories followed Dixie s exploits as a Hollywood showgirl Dixie DuganDixie Dugan as reprinted in Big Shot Comics 8 December 1940 Author s J P McEvoy 1929 1955 Amram Scheinfield ghost early 1930s 1 Renny McEvoy ghost mid 1930s 1955 credited 1955 1966 2 3 Illustrator s John H StriebelCurrent status scheduleConcluded daily amp Sunday stripLaunch dateOctober 21 1929End dateOctober 8 1966Alternate name s Show GirlSyndicate s McNaught SyndicatePublisher s Columbia ComicsGenre s romance comedy crime suspense Contents 1 Novels 2 Comic strip 3 Films 4 References 5 External linksNovels EditDixie Dugan first appeared in two slightly risque novels written by J P McEvoy serialized in 1928 29 in the pages of Liberty McEvoy s novels were then published in book form by Simon amp Schuster as Show Girl 1928 and Hollywood Girl 1929 In the first story Dixie begins as a Broadway chorus girl and in the second she moves to Hollywood 5 The stories combine romance glamour and a bit of scandal as Dixie pursues a career in show business The novel s illustrations by John H Striebel show a strong resemblance between Dixie Dugan and 1920s film actress Louise Brooks complete with Brooks then fashionable helmet hairdo Comic strip Edit Beginning in October 1929 writer McEvoy and Striebel teamed to produce a daily newspaper comic strip syndicated by the McNaught Syndicate The name of the strip was originally Show Girl but changed to Dixie Dugan on December 23 1929 4 As time went by the strip dropped the show business aspect and Dixie became a career girl pursuing a more wholesome variety of jobs The stories varied from romance and comedy to crime and suspense Other characters featured in the strip included Dixie s elderly parents Ma and Pa Dugan her niece Imogene and Dixie s best friend Mickie The strip added a popular feature also used by Bill Woggon in his Katy Keene comic books fashion designs for Dixie were submitted by fans and credited to them in the strip In addition when Dixie opened a small cafe recipes were requested When the action occurred on the town s streets there was always in the background a bass player carrying his instrument on his back The Dixie Dugan Sunday page included a topper strip Good Deed Dotty which ran from February 5 1933 to October 17 1948 6 Striebel continued to work on the strip until the early 1960s when he became ill Streibel s assistants were Al Bare Dave Huffine and Frank McNitt the son of McNaught Syndicate co founder Virgil McNitt Striebel s daughter Margery Ann Huffine did the strip s lettering from the age of 14 7 Like many other popular newspaper comic strips the daily strips were collected and reprinted in various early comic books beginning in the 1930s Dixie Dugan September 8 1946 Films EditBoth novels were quickly adapted to movies both starring Alice White as Dixie Dugan and both produced by Warner Bros Show Girl 1928 and Showgirl in Hollywood 1930 The first film featured music and sound effects using the Vitaphone sound on disc system while the second film was a talkie using the early Western Electric sound on film system In 1943 Twentieth Century Fox produced another film titled Dixie Dugan featuring Lois Andrews as the title character By this time Dixie had long since left behind her origins as a show girl In this wartime movie Dixie gets a job working as a secretary in a government office Her new boss has a romantic interests in Dixie but she remains faithful to her fiance a defense plant worker References Edit Dixie Dugan Mystery solved Ink Slinger Profiles Renny McEvoy Dixie Dugan Forgotten Working Girl a b Holtz Allan 2012 American Newspaper Comics An Encyclopedic Reference Guide Ann Arbor The University of Michigan Press p 127 ISBN 9780472117567 Markstein Don Dixie Dugan Don Markstein s Toonopedia Retrieved 2 April 2020 Holtz Allan 2012 American Newspaper Comics An Encyclopedic Reference Guide Ann Arbor The University of Michigan Press p 174 ISBN 9780472117567 Lambiek John H StriebelExternal links EditShow Girl on IMDb Showgirl in Hollywood on IMDb Dixie Dugan at IMDb Dixie Dugan at Don Markstein s Toonopedia Archived from the original on September 9 2015 Lambiek Dixie Dugan and Renny McEvoy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dixie Dugan amp oldid 1079029205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
