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Alison Bechdel

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Alison Bechdel

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Also known as Alison J. Bechdel

American cartoonist, author

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Alison Bechdel is an American cartoonist and comics artist who began her professional career in 1983. Born on September 10, 1960, in Lock Haven, she is a citizen of the United States and was educated at Oberlin College. Her work period concluded in 2022. Bechdel writes in English and is identified as a lesbian.

Her notable works include *Fun Home*, *Tea with Winnicott*, *Are you my mother?*, *Fun Home Vocal Selections*, and *Spent*. She has received several awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the MacArthur Fellows Program, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Stonewall Book Award. Additionally, she was nominated for the Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême.

Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
10 September 1960
Works
27

Top works

  • Fun Home
  • Tea with Winnicott
  • Are you my mother?
  • Fun Home Vocal Selections
  • Spent

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1964-08-23
Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
8
Total plays
49

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Alison+Bechdel">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-Country Reliability and Validity

    · 2003 · cited 17,592x

  2. Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults

    · 1998 · cited 15,197x

  3. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    · 2018 · cited 10,996x

  4. The Sequence of the Human Genome

    · 2001 · cited 10,202x

  5. School Engagement: Potential of the Concept, State of the Evidence

    · 2004 · cited 8,376x

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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
Sources (9)

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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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