'Family Circus' creator Bil Keane dies at 89
by Scott Craven
Nov. 10, 2011
While other comic strips based their jokes on sarcasm or cynicism, Bil Keane's "Family Circus" revolved around the heart.
Keane once said he would rather have readers react with a warm smile, or a lump in the throat, as they watched the adventures of his cartoon children - Billy, Dolly, Jeffy and PJ - and recalled the same things in their own families.
When he died Tuesday in his Paradise Valley home at age 89, he left behind the real-life family that was the inspiration for those cartoon exploits, decades of the tender comics and another lump in the throats of his many fans. the rest
Nov. 10, 2011
While other comic strips based their jokes on sarcasm or cynicism, Bil Keane's "Family Circus" revolved around the heart.
Keane once said he would rather have readers react with a warm smile, or a lump in the throat, as they watched the adventures of his cartoon children - Billy, Dolly, Jeffy and PJ - and recalled the same things in their own families.
When he died Tuesday in his Paradise Valley home at age 89, he left behind the real-life family that was the inspiration for those cartoon exploits, decades of the tender comics and another lump in the throats of his many fans. the rest
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