Pap Dean
| Preston Allen "Pap" Dean, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 25, 1915 Colfax, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 15, 2011 (aged 95) Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University, Chicago Academy of Fine Arts |
| Occupation | Cartoonist; Author |
| Years active | 1937–2011 |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Doris M. Dean (2) Jimmie S. Dean |
| Children | David Allen Dean Barbara Elizabeth Dean John Charles Dean |
| Parent(s) | Preston Allen, Sr., and Addie Swafford Dean |
| Relatives | Bill Cleveland (uncle by marriage) |
Preston Allen Dean, Jr. (August 25, 1915 – August 15, 2011), known as Pap Dean, was an American cartoonist who was employed from 1938 to 1979 as chief illustrator and editorial cartoonist for the Shreveport Times in Shreveport, the largest newspaper in North Louisiana. An original inductee of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, Dean since 1993 had prepared a caricature for the exhibit of each honoree in the museum, which is located in a former railroad depot in downtown Winnfield.
A devotee of Louisiana politics, Dean recalled that Huey Pierce Long, Jr., once bought him a hamburger while they were on the train from Baton Rouge to Nashville, Tennessee, to watch the Louisiana State University Tigers play football.
Dean was born in Colfax, Louisiana, to P.A. Dean, Sr., and the former Addie Swafford (1888–1978) in Colfax, the seat of Grant Parish in north central Louisiana. He received his unusual nickname from teasing classmates in grade school. When he was in his early teens, Dean enrolled in the Landon School of Cartooning in Chicago. C. H. Landon apparently saw such promise in young Dean that he gave him considerable personal instruction.
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