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Bob Kane
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American comic book artist, the co-creator of Batman (1915-1998)
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Bob Kane was an American comics artist, penciller, writer, and screenwriter. Born in New York City on October 24, 1915, he was educated at DeWitt Clinton High School and Cooper Union. His notable work includes Gotham City. Kane’s artistic influences included *The Mark of Zorro* and *The Bat*. He was a member of the Jewish ethnic group and spoke English.
Kane received the Inkpot Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He died in Los Angeles on November 3, 1998, and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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New York City, New York, USA
Robert Kane (né Kahn /kɑːn/; October 24, 1915–November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator, and artist who created Batman and most early related characters for DC Comics. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993 and into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Kane, licensed under…
Known for
- Superpowered: The DC Story — Self (archive footage)2023
- Knight Immortal — Self (archive footage)2019
- Heart of Batman — Self (archive footage)2018
- Batman & Bill — Self (archive footage)2017
- Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics — Self (archive footage)2010
- Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman — Self (archive footage)2005
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes — Self (archive footage)2001
- Batman Forever — Guest (uncredited)1995
- Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? — Self - Creator of Batman1995
- The Comic Book Greats: Bob Kane — Self1992
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Kahn , ( 1915-10-24 ) October 24, 1915, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) (aged 83), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Area
- Writer, Penciller
- Notable works
- Detective Comics
- Spouses
- Beverly Sommer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1957 ) Elizabeth Sanders ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Kahn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- draftsperson
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- bobkane.com
- Image
- Bob Kane 1966 photo.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1915-10-24
- date of death
- 1998-11-03
- Commons category
- Bob Kane
- name in native language
- Bob Kane
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- influenced by
- The Bat
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- end of work period
- 1997-00-00
- start of work period
- 1936-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Kane (né Kahn /kɑːn/; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator, and artist who co-created Batman (with Bill Finger) and many other early related characters for DC Comics. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993 and into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996.
Early life
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