Bob Thaves, 81; Creator of "Frank and Ernest" dead

[Tesha]

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-thaves14aug14,1,759188.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california

Bob Thaves, 81; Creator of "Frank and Ernest"

By Valerie J. Nelson, Times Staff Writer
August 14, 2006

Whatever life form the amiable outcasts at the center of the
long-running comic strip "Frank and Ernest" take, they never
quite fit in.

Traveling the universe, the pair most recognizable as eccentric
old men would occasionally change shape — in one strip they
could be centipedes, in another birds or creatures from deep
space — as they poked fun at life on Earth.

As aliens, one harrumphed to another in a 2000 strip: "I said
'Take me to your leader,' and before I knew it I was at a
fundraiser!"

The creator of the comic strip had done a little changing of
his own: Bob Thaves spent decades as an industrial psychology
consultant before becoming a nationally syndicated cartoonist
in 1972.

Thaves, a longtime resident of Manhattan Beach, died Aug. 1
of respiratory failure at Little Company of Mary Hospital
in Torrance, said his daughter, Sara Thaves. He was 81.

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Thaves' survivors include his wife of 52 years; his daughter,
Sara, who markets an archive of diverse comics; and his son,
Tom, who has worked on "Frank and Ernest" since 1997 and will
lead a team that produces the comic strip.

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http://www.frankandernest.com/

[erik-the-red]

1. Enjoyed them

May he rest in peace.

[xchrom]

2. may bob be ripping them out in the great cartoon strip in the sky.

what a great guy -- he will be missed.

[Treclo]

Great strip.

Thanks for the wit & RIP

[Treclo]

3. Great strip.

Thanks for the wit & RIP

[Tesha]

4. Kick for the evening fans (NT)