Al Capp
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Oct 1, 2026
Leon PiersonNARRATOR
Even Little Abner agrees.
Leon PiersonNARRATOR
Here's Al Capp.
Al CappSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Most great writers of fiction are remembered by the many and varied characters they've created: Dickens by Fagin, Micawber, Bill Sikes, Uriah Heep; Shakespeare by King Lear, Romeo, Macbeth, the Shrew, and the guy that tamed her; Walt Kelly by Pogo, Albert, and that troublesome one he imported from Wisconsin.
Al CappSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ernest Hemingway, however, has created only one character, and, and that's Ernest Hemingway.
Dave BakerHOST
Yeah, totally.
Dave BakerHOST
Do you know the cartoonist Al Capp? Al Capp? I don't.
Dave BakerHOST
He was a very popular cartoonist in the 40s and 50s.
Dave BakerHOST
I know of the cartoon Andy Capp.
Dave BakerHOST
I do, yes.
Leon PiersonHOST
Even Li'l Abner agrees.
Leon PiersonHOST
Here's Al Capp.
Al CappSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Most great writers of fiction are remembered by the many and varied characters they've created: Dickens by Fagin, Micawber, Bill Sikes, Uriah Heep; Shakespeare by King Lear, Romeo, Macbeth, the Shrew, and the guy that tamed her; Walt Kelly by Pogo, Albert, and that troublesome one he imported from Wisconsin.
Al CappSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ernest Hemingway, however, has created only one character, and, and that's Ernest Hemingway.
Micah FrazierHOST
Ed Sullivan, 1901, entertainer and host of The Ed Sullivan Show.
Micah FrazierHOST
Al Capp, 1909, cartoon illustrator best known for creating the comic strip Lil Abner.
Micah FrazierHOST
Emmett Chapman, 1936, guitarist who invented the Chapman Stick 10 and 12 string guitar strip.
Micah FrazierHOST
Jeffrey Jones, 1946, actor with supporting roles in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Beetlejuice, and The Hunt for Red October.