1. Fanny Young Cory was a cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her comic strips Sonnysayings and Little Miss Muffet.
22 Facts About Fanny Cory
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Fanny Cory sometimes used FYC as a signature on her early work.
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Fanny Young Cory was born in Waukegan, Illinois, on October 17,1877, the daughter of Benjamin Sayre Cory and Jessy Salter McDougall.
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When Cory was ten years old, her mother died of tuberculosis.
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Two years later, Fanny Cory's father moved the family to Helena, Montana.
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Two years later, Fanny Cory enrolled at the Metropolitan School of Fine Arts.
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Fanny Cory made her first sale in 1898 to The Century Magazine.
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Fanny Cory illustrated numerous books including a 1902 edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.
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Fanny Cory illustrated L Frank Baum's books The Master Key and The Enchanted Island of Yew.
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Fanny Cory illustrated Marion Hill's The Pettison Twins.
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Between 1913 and 1926, Fanny Cory decided to focus on raising her children, and she put her career on hold.
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Fanny Cory made one for each letter of the alphabet, each one accompanied by a poem.
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Fanny Cory began producing a single-panel cartoon called Other People's Children.
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In 1926, Fanny Cory began her favorite comic, Sonnysayings, distributed by the Ledger Syndicate.
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In 1935, Fanny Cory launched Little Miss Muffet, syndicated by King Features until June 30,1956.
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Fanny Cory returned to Montana in 1902 after the death of her sister Agnes.
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In 1904, Fanny Cory married Fred Cooney and moved to his ranch on the Missouri River near the community of Canyon Ferry.
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Fanny Cory embraced ranch life, creating her illustrations with her drawing board in her lap as she sat by the window in the living room of the ranch house.
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Fanny Cory planted large gardens, canned the produce, and decorated her canning labels with illustrations.
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In 1951, Fanny Cory was named Montana Mother of the Year.
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Fanny Cory moved to the Puget Sound area to be near her daughter, Sayre.
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Fanny Cory was related to Kate Cory, particularly noted for her photographs and paintings of the Hopi.