tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post5689761062956356465..comments2024-03-28T16:39:46.847-04:00Comments on Tellers of Weird Tales: Andrew Bensen (1902-1976)Terence E. Hanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-34450875292274047212023-07-29T23:19:28.185-04:002023-07-29T23:19:28.185-04:00I found this article because he was the artist tha...I found this article because he was the artist that painted my Grandfather’s portrait in Dundee. My grandfather was a grocer and his farm was the property that became Chateau St Louise. Great info on the artist! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-64757945946210463072021-10-15T17:57:28.725-04:002021-10-15T17:57:28.725-04:00Again to All Commenters:
Thank you for the additi...Again to All Commenters:<br /><br />Thank you for the additional information. This is how a figure from the past, previously in obscurity, comes into the light.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-28309796315503474572021-08-28T12:34:45.327-04:002021-08-28T12:34:45.327-04:00West Dundee; not EastWest Dundee; not EastD A Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265968495855207988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-59426205416496249222021-08-28T11:54:46.260-04:002021-08-28T11:54:46.260-04:00His house was probably in Carpentersville but it i...His house was probably in Carpentersville but it is located on the border of East Dundee on a cliff above the Fox River. My brothers and I took art lessons from him from 1963-1966? and he had the lessons in his home. He also would instruct students at St. Margrets Elementary school in Algonquin during those years.D A Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265968495855207988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-40649267455346813882021-08-28T11:50:19.652-04:002021-08-28T11:50:19.652-04:00His house was probably in Carpentersville but it i...His house was probably in Carpentersville but it is located on the border of East Dundee on a cliff above the Fox River. My brothers and I took art lessons from him from 1963-1966? and he had the lessons in his home. He also would instruct students at St. Margrets Elementary school in Algonquin during those years.D A Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265968495855207988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-42359812446095973052021-02-22T14:06:09.239-05:002021-02-22T14:06:09.239-05:00Hi, vgmclassics,
I have looked at three sources, ...Hi, vgmclassics,<br /><br />I have looked at three sources, and I'm inclined to agree with you: January 20, 1902.<br /><br />Thanks for writing.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-58968298351677652402021-02-14T22:35:28.982-05:002021-02-14T22:35:28.982-05:00Also, his World War II draft registration card is ...Also, his World War II draft registration card is on fold3.com, though it’s behind a paywall.vgmclassicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484500675665707160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-56597614202575230262021-02-14T22:33:03.037-05:002021-02-14T22:33:03.037-05:00Sortedbybirthdate.com lists an Andrew Bensen with ...Sortedbybirthdate.com lists an Andrew Bensen with an Illinois SSN who was born on January 20, 1902 and died in January 1976, which I’m inclined to think is the correct one.<br /><br />- Danielvgmclassicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484500675665707160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-57501489051288144852020-12-18T22:39:53.458-05:002020-12-18T22:39:53.458-05:00Hello to All Commenters on Andrew Bensen,
We'...Hello to All Commenters on Andrew Bensen,<br /><br />We're getting this all figured out, and I even have the city of Bensen's birth, Bergen, Norway. I have two sources for his birth date, one says January 3, the other January 20. I think January 20 is the correct date.<br /><br />Thanks for writing.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-79150530615347727442020-11-19T11:02:41.017-05:002020-11-19T11:02:41.017-05:00He died in Carpentersville, Ill. at home. His wife...He died in Carpentersville, Ill. at home. His wife found him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850773577010899441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-62860702571463315622016-10-21T19:22:51.989-04:002016-10-21T19:22:51.989-04:00Mr. Wolf,
Thanks for the information. Do you have...Mr. Wolf,<br /><br />Thanks for the information. Do you have a source?<br /><br />Terence HanleyTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-20118387521766010952016-10-21T07:54:10.913-04:002016-10-21T07:54:10.913-04:00Andrew Bensen died 1975
good blog
Tim E. Wolf, www...Andrew Bensen died 1975<br />good blog<br />Tim E. Wolf, www.zeitreisender.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-46741827038320457582012-02-20T21:23:18.612-05:002012-02-20T21:23:18.612-05:00Steven,
Thanks for the further information and cl...Steven,<br /><br />Thanks for the further information and clarifications. It sounds like the place to start is the library in Dundee to see if they can dig up an obituary.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-13654388022037817972012-02-20T19:26:38.656-05:002012-02-20T19:26:38.656-05:00The source for the GCD's credits for Roy Roger...The source for the GCD's credits for Roy Rogers comics was the late Robert W. Phillips ("Rawhide Bob") who wrote several books on Roy Rogers and was working on one on western comics when he died. Bob believed that Benson helped out on the comics from 1949 to 1956. If so, this would suggest he was in the Los Angeles area (or close enough) during this time. However he took a Havana cruise out of NYC in 1954. <br /> Someone on Ancestry.com says his full name was Andrew August Benson and that he died in 1975 in Dundee, Illinois. they don't say East or West Dundee.Steven Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327077321150342133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-75155343320595626282012-02-19T22:22:05.049-05:002012-02-19T22:22:05.049-05:00After some thought it occurred to me that if he wo...After some thought it occurred to me that if he worked in Chicago and did any Advertising Copy or Book Covers he must be in the Union!..Might be an Avenue to explore?<br />Cheers! And happy hunting!Jefferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376740758857199235noreply@blogger.com