"Dick Tracy is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy),[2] a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Gould
"On January 13, 1946, the 2-Way Wrist Radio became one of the strip's most immediately recognizable icons, worn as a wristwatch by Tracy and members of the police force.
This radio wristwatch inspired Martin Cooper's invention of the mobile phone, and may have inspired later smartwatches"
"In 1990, Warren Beatty directed and starred as the title character in a live action all-star-cast film along with Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, and Madonna."
"Chester Gould was born to Gilbert R. Gould, the son of a minister, and Alice Maud (née Miller).
All four of his grandparents were pioneer settlers of Oklahoma."
"Gould retired December 25, 1977, and died May 11, 1985, in Woodstock, Illinois, of congestive heart failure.
In 2005, Gould was inducted into the Oklahoma Cartoonists Hall of Fame in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, by Michael Vance. The Oklahoma Cartoonists Collection, created by Vance, is located in the Toy and Action Figure Museum"
"The Plenty family was a group of goofy redneck yokels
headed by the former villain Bob Oscar ("B.O."),
along with Gertrude ("Gravel Gertie") Plenty.
"In the 1970s, Gould modernized Tracy by giving him a longer hairstyle and a mustache, and added a hippie sidekick, Groovy Grove.
Groovy's first appearance in print, as it happened, occurred during the same week as the Kent State shootings. Groovy remained with the strip, off and on until his death in 1984.
Shortly before his retirement, Gould drew a strip in which Sam, Lizz, and Groovy held Tracy down to shave off his mustache."
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"Gordon William Lillie (February 14, 1860 – February 3, 1942), known professionally as Pawnee Bill, was an American showman and performer who specialized in Wild West shows and was known for his short partnership with William "Buffalo" Bill Cody.
"In 1883, he was given the chance to work as the Pawnee interpreter with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. "
Pawnee Bill invested in banking, real estate, and oil. He operated various business interests and dabbled in film making at his ranch. In 1930, May and Pawnee Bill opened Pawnee Bill’s Old Town near the ranch. They sold Indian and Mexican crafts, and featured annual rodeos. That enterprise "burned to the ground in the 1940s and was never rebuilt.
In 1936, the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Taos, New Mexico. In September of that year they attended a local celebration in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While driving back to their ranch that night, Pawnee Bill lost control of their vehicle. May died as a result of her injuries, and Pawnee Bill never fully recovered. He died in his sleep on February 3, 1942, at the age of 81 in his home outside of Pawnee, Oklahoma."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawnee_Bill_Ranch
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