Death Of Robert Ripley, Believe It Or Not
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3SHEW YOKK, May Mr Robert "Believe it or not" Ri# ley died after a heart atta(jk. ; He started drawing during Ms sekooli days and sold Ms, first commereial drawing wlien lie was 14 for eight dol* At the peak of Ms success 60,000,000 people read Ms eartoons daily. He had an insatiable euriosity and.visited morQ than 200 eonntries. vMr Ripley died in Harkness Pavilioai Hospital, whieh he entered only yestew day. HeTived in a fabulous Manhattah apartment. He had a passion for' thinga CMnese and furnished the entire apartment with Chinese curios. He served hial guests Chinese foods and staffed the apartment with Chinese servants. Ha used to provide New York HarbouiJ with a bizarre touch by sailing Ms luxi urious Chinese' junk down-river past trans-Atlantie lihers. He maintained a country home iij Long Island. This home, too, was fuU of curios, valued at 2,000,000 dollars* His "Believe it or not" eartoons mada him a millionaire. ' To collect the material he travelled almost eonstan!tly and at" one timo employed more than 70 persons — includ,ing nine just to handle Ms mail.
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Chronicle (Levin), 30 May 1949, Page 3
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191Death Of Robert Ripley, Believe It Or Not Chronicle (Levin), 30 May 1949, Page 3
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