Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1954 – November 1, 1999)

Dick Tracy is a comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy),a 
police detective created by Chester Gould. The strip made its debut in the Detroit
Mirror. It was distributed by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. Gould
wrote and drew the strip until 1977.

Cartoonist Chester Gould (November 20, 1900 – May 11, 1985)

Camille Bohannon

Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997)

Skelton was known as a TV clown who portrayed many comical characters
such as Clem Kadiddlehopper and Freddie the Freeloader. He was a long-
time national radio and television star for 34 years. Following the death of
his father, Red first started work at the age of seven as a newspaper boy
and later auditioned at the age of 10 for a role in a medicine show.

1953

A painting by Red Skelton, the artist.

At the time of his death, his art dealer believed that Skelton had
earned more money through his paintings than from his television
work.