Who is Fred Harman?
Walter Wehlauch
Jacksonville, Florida
Fred Harman was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1902, but his family moved to Pagosa Springs, Colorado, when he was only two months old.
Harman’s path to success wasn’t easy. In 1922, he partnered with Walt Disney to establish Kaycee Studios, but the two went broke after just a year. Obviously, Disney persevered and found success.
Harman’s star began to rise in the late 1930s. His Red Ryder comic strip first appeared in 1938 a
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