Harvey Pekar Born: 8-Oct-1939 Birthplace: Cleveland, OH Died: 12-Jul-2010 Location of death: Cleveland, OH Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male Religion: Atheist Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Author Nationality: United States Executive summary: American Splendor Military service: US Navy (1957) Creator of American Splendor, a comic book published since 1976. Autobiographical by nature, American Splendor was written by the non-artist Pekar and illustrated by a rogue's gallery of underground cartoonists, including Robert Crumb, Chester Brown, Drew Friedman, Joe Sacco, Jim Woodring, Dean Haspiel, and many others, known and unknown. His life and stories were dramatized in the film American Splendor (2003). Wife: (div.) Wife: (div. 1972) Wife: Joyce Brabner (m. 1983) Daughter: Danielle Batone (adopted)
University: (community college, dropped out)
Vasectomy Shock Treatment Polish Ancestry
Jewish Ancestry
Risk Factors: Cancer, Lymphoma, Depression, Prostate Cancer
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR American Splendor (20-Jan-2003) · Real Harvey Comic Book Confidential (10-Sep-1988) · Himself
Official Website: http://www.harveypekar.com/
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