
Image by 11082974 on Pixabay · Pixabay License
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 10 September 1960
- Works
- 27
Top works
- Fun Home
- Tea with Winnicott
- Are you my mother?
- Fun Home Vocal Selections
- Spent
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1964-08-23
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8
- Total plays
- 49
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-Country Reliability and Validity
· 2003 · cited 17,592x
- Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
· 1998 · cited 15,197x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,996x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,202x
- School Engagement: Potential of the Concept, State of the Evidence
· 2004 · cited 8,376x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1960-09-10 ) September 10, 1960 (age 65) , Lock Haven, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Occupation
- Cartoonist author
- Education
- Simon's Rock College ( AA ), Oberlin College ( BA )
- Genre
- Autobiography , social commentary
- Literary movement
- Underground
- Notable works
- Dykes to Watch Out For , Fun Home , Are You My Mother?
- Spouse
- Amy Rubin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. February 2004</span>"}]]}'>2004 ; voided August 2004</span>"}]]}'>2004 ) Holly Rae Taylor ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. July 2015</span>"}]]}'>2015 )
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Encyclopedic overview
Alison Bechdel (/ˈbɛkdəl/ BEK-dəl; born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home. Fun Home was subsequently adapted as a musical, which won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. In 2012, she released her second graphic memoir Are You My Mother? She was a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. She is also known for originating what would later be called the Bechdel test.
Early life
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