Alison Bechdel
Also known as Alison J. Bechdel
American cartoonist, author
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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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1964-08-23
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- 8
- Total plays
- 49
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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.
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1960 births21st-century American artists21st-century American LGBTQ people21st-century American novelists21st-century American women artists21st-century American women novelistsAlternative cartoonistsAmerican comic strip cartoonistsAmerican feminist artistsAmerican feminist writersAmerican graphic novelistsAmerican lesbian artists