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Fred Lasswell Jr.(1916-2001)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Fred Lasswell Jr. was born on 25 July 1916 in Kennett, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972), Draw and Color Funny Doodles with Uncle Fred (1990) and People on Paper (1945). He was married to Shirley Slesinger. He died on 4 March 2001 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
BornJuly 25, 1916
DiedMarch 4, 2001(84)
BornJuly 25, 1916
DiedMarch 4, 2001(84)
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Known for

The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer(creator, as Fred Lasswell)
Draw and Color Funny Doodles with Uncle Fred
Video
  • Actor
  • 1990
People on Paper (1945)
People on Paper
6.9
Short
  • Self - Cartoonist
  • 1945

Credits

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Writer



  • The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
    The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
    7.2
    TV Series
    • creator: "Snuffy Smith" (creator, as Fred Lasswell)
    • 1972
  • Take Me to Your Gen'rul
    5.2
    Short
    • comic strip (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Paul Frees in Snuffy's Song (1962)
    Snuffy's Song
    6.5
    Short
    • comic strip (uncredited)
    • 1962

Actor



  • Draw and Color Funny Doodles with Uncle Fred
    Video
    • 1990

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Fred Lasswell
  • Born
    • July 25, 1916
    • Kennett, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • March 4, 2001
    • Tampa, Florida, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Shirley Slesinger1964 - March 4, 2001 (his death, 4 children)

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    Invented a citrus fruit harvester, a technique to enable the blind to read comics, a bilingual laser disc, and a hypercard stack for computers.

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