Influence
In terms of style, later strips such as Rex Morgan, M.D., Judge Parker, The Heart of Juliet Jones and Apartment 3-G among others are said to have followed Ernst's lead.
The Wisconsin Historical Society possesses some black and white photographs of Ernst sketching co-eds at the University of Wisconsin on February 5, 1947. Ernst is said to have chosen one of the young women to serve as the model for a new character in Mary Worth. Seven related images were published in the Wisconsin State Journal on February 9, 1947.
Ernst's artwork appeared in comic books again in the late 1940s and early 1950s in The Green Hornet from Harvey Comics, but the panels were reprints of his Mary Worth.
Ken Ernst illustrated the Mary Worth strip until the time of his death. He died August 6, 1985 of a heart attack, while visiting his son in Salem, Oregon.
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