Jim Davis
Jim Davis
Cartoonist whose famously sarcastic cat, Garfield, first appeared in 1978. His other works include Gnorm Gnat and Tumbleweeds.
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth28 July 1945
CityMarion, IN
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