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Robert L. Ripley
Acting
25 Dec 1890
† 27 May 1949
Santa Rosa, California, USA
Biography
Robert L. Ripley (December 25, 1890 – May 27, 1949) was an American cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist who is known for creating the Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper panel series, radio show, and television show which feature odd facts from around the world. Subjects covered in Ripley's cartoons and text ranged from sports feats to little-known facts about unusual and exotic sites. But what ensured the concept's popularity may have been that he also included items submitt...
Also Known As
Robert Leroy Ripley, Robert Ripley, Bob Ripley, Mr. Ripley, Ripley



