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Jerry Siegel
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American co-creator of Superman
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Jerry Siegel was an American writer born in Cleveland on October 17, 1914, and died in Los Angeles on January 28, 1996. He was employed by DC Comics and worked in partnership with Joe Shuster. Siegel spoke English and was married to Joanne Siegel.
His notable works include Action Comics #1, Superman #1, Detective Comics #27, More Fun Comics #73, and The Greatest Stories Ever Told. He received the Inkpot Award, the Bill Finger Award, and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Siegel died of a myocardial infarction due to natural causes and is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 52
Top works
- The Greatest Stories Ever Told
- More Fun Comics #73
- Detective Comics #27
- Superman #1
- Superman #1
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Film & TV
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Jerome Siegel (October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996) was an American comic book writer. He is the co-creator of Superman, in collaboration with his friend Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics. They also created Doctor Occult, who was later featured in The Books of Magic. Siegel and Shuster were inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby…
Known for
- Superpowered: The DC Story — Self (archive footage)2023
- Batman & Bill — Self (archive Footage)2017
- Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics — Self (archive footage)2010
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes — Self (archive footage)2001
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Key facts
- Born
- Jerome Siegel , ( 1914-10-17 ) October 17, 1914, Cleveland , Ohio, U.S.
- Died
- January 28, 1996 (1996-01-28) (aged 81), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Area
- Writer
- Pseudonym s
- Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, Leger
- Notable works
- Superman , Action Comics #1
- Awards
- Inkpot Award (1975) , Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame , 1992, Jack Kirby Hall of Fame , 1993, The Bill Finger Award For Excellence in Comic Book Writing , 2005
- Spouses
- Bella Siegel ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1948 ) Joanne Siegel ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Described at
Jerry Siegel - Seriewikin
seriewikin.serieframjandet.se →Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (1914–1996), amerikansk serieskapare. Även känd under pseudonymerna Jack Carter och Jerry Ess . Skapade tillsammans med Joe Shuster "Stålmannen ", men var även medskapare till bl.a. "Dr. Occult " och "Slam Bradley ". Under en period var han manusförfattare till den brittiska äventyrsserien "Spider "Spider (IPC)") ". Blev 1997 efter en lång rättslig tvist tilldömd livränta från DC .
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jerry
- Family name
- Siegel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Joanne Siegel
- Employer
- DC Comics
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Jerry Siegel (1976) retouched.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1914-10-17
- date of death
- 1996-01-28
- Commons category
- Jerry Siegel
- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- partner in business or sport
- Joe Shuster
- name in native language
- Jerry Siegel
- described at URL
- seriewikin.serieframjandet.se/index.php/Jerry_Siegel
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Encyclopedic overview
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (/ˈsiːɡəl/ SEE-gəl; October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996) was an American comic book writer. He was the co-creator of Superman, in collaboration with his friend Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics. They also created Doctor Occult, who was later featured in The Books of Magic. Siegel and Shuster were inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993. With Bernard Baily, Siegel also co-created the long-running DC character The Spectre. Siegel created ten of the earliest members of the Legion of Super-Heroes, one of DC's most popular team books, which is set in the 30th Century. Siegel also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter and Jerry Ess.
Biography
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