Clare Briggs

Clare Briggs

Clare A. Briggs (August 5, 1875 – January 3, 1930) was an early American comic strip artist who rose to fame in 1904 with his strip A. Piker Clerk. Briggs was best known for his later comic strips "When a Feller Needs a Friend," "Ain't It a Grand and Glorious Feeling?" and "The Days of Real Sport".

Read more about Clare Briggs:  Early Life, A Push From Pershing, Vaudeville, Films and Radio

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    I never saw so sweet a face
    As that I stood before:
    My heart has left its dwelling-place
    And can return no more.
    —John Clare (1793–1864)

    Madam, you’re making history. In fact, you’re making me and I wish you’d keep my hands to yourself.
    S.J. Perelman, U.S. screenwriter, Arthur Sheekman, Will Johnstone, and Norman Z. McLeod. Groucho Marx, Monkey Business, a flirtatious remark while trying to make love to Lucille Briggs (Thelma Todd)