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Alison Bechdel is an American cartoonist and comics artist born in Lock Haven in 1960. She is educated at Oberlin College and writes in English. Her notable work is the graphic novel *Fun Home*. Bechdel identifies as a lesbian and has been active in her field since 1983, with her work period extending through 2022.
She has received several awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the MacArthur Fellows Program recognition, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Stonewall Book Award. Additionally, she was nominated for the Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême. Bechdel is recognized in the Macarthur Fellows collection.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1960-09-10 ) September 10, 1960 (age 65) , Lock Haven, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Occupation
- Cartoonist author
- Education
- Simon's Rock College ( AA ), Oberlin College ( BA )
- Genre
- Autobiography , social commentary
- Literary movement
- Underground
- Notable works
- Dykes to Watch Out For , Fun Home , Are You My Mother?
- Spouse
- Amy Rubin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. February 2004</span>"}]]}'>2004 ; voided August 2004</span>"}]]}'>2004 ) Holly Rae Taylor ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. July 2015</span>"}]]}'>2015 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alison
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lock Haven
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Languages spoken
- American English
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- dykestowatchoutfor.com
- Image
- Alison Bechdel 8.jpg
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- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
- Commons category
- Alison Bechdel
- date of birth
- 1960-09-10
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Art+Feminism
- writing language
- English language
- social media followers
- 48301
- start of work period
- 1983-01-01
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
- nominated for
- Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême
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Encyclopedic overview
Alison Bechdel (/ˈbɛkdəl/ BEK-dəl; born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home. Fun Home was subsequently adapted as a musical, which won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. In 2012, she released her second graphic memoir Are You My Mother? She was a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. She is also known for originating what would later be called the Bechdel test.
Early life
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