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Dick Calkins(1894-1962)

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Dick Calkins was born on 12 August 1894 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for Buck Rogers (1939), Buck Rogers (1977) and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1934). He died on 12 May 1962 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
BornAugust 12, 1894
DiedMay 12, 1962(67)
BornAugust 12, 1894
DiedMay 12, 1962(67)
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Buster Crabbe and Constance Moore in Buck Rogers (1939)
Buck Rogers
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1939
Buster Crabbe in Buck Rogers (1939)
Buck Rogers
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1977
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
3.8
Short
  • Writer(creator, as Lt. Dick Calkins)
  • 1934
People on Paper (1945)
People on Paper
6.9
Short
  • Self - Cartoonist
  • 1945

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Writer

  • Buster Crabbe in Buck Rogers (1939)
    Buck Rogers
    5.9
    • based on the comic strip by
    • 1977
  • Buster Crabbe and Constance Moore in Buck Rogers (1939)
    Buck Rogers
    6.7
    • based on the comic strip by
    • 1939
  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
    3.8
    Short
    • created by (creator, as Lt. Dick Calkins)
    • 1934

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  • Alternative name
    • Lt. Dick Calkins
  • Born
    • August 12, 1894
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • May 12, 1962
    • Tucson, Arizona, USA

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    Creator of comic strip "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century".

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