Allen Saunders
Allen Saunders (April 24, 1899 – January 28, 1986) was an American writer, journalist and cartoonist who wrote the comic strips Steve Roper and Mike Nomad, Mary Worth and Kerry Drake.
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Allen Saunders on Password (May 20, 1965). | |
| Born | John Allen Saunders April 24, 1899 Lebanon, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 1986 (aged 86) St. Luke's Hospital, Maumee, Ohio |
| Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
Notable works | Big Chief Wahoo / Steve Roper and Mike Nomad Mary Worth Kerry Drake |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (1981) |
| Spouse(s) | Lois |
| Children | John Allen Saunders, David, Penny, Lois Ann |
He is credited with being the originator of the saying, "Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans" in 1957. The saying was later slightly modified and popularised by John Lennon in the song "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)".
His full name, John Allen Saunders, sometimes led to confusion with his son John (John Phillip Saunders, 1924–2003), who later continued two of his father's strips.
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