Harvey Pekar

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autobiographical comics creator comics writer essayist human music critic

Harvey Pekar was an American underground comic book writer and music critic best known for his autobiographical series "American Splendor," which chronicled the mundanities and struggles of everyday life.

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Harvey Pekar canonical 8
Harvey Pekar (as himself) 1

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instanceOf autobiographical comics creator ⓘ
comics writer ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
human ⓘ
music critic ⓘ
coAuthor Joyce Brabner NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratedWith Alan Moore ⓘ
Dean Haspiel ⓘ
Gary Dumm NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joe Sacco ⓘ
Robert Crumb ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1939-10-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2010-07-12 ⓘ
describedBySource American underground comic book writer and music critic best known for his autobiographical series American Splendor, which chronicled everyday life ⓘ
employer Veterans Administration hospital (Cleveland) ⓘ
surface form: Veterans Administration Hospital in Cleveland
ethnicGroup Jewish American ⓘ
familyName Pekar ⓘ
fieldOfWork comics ⓘ
music criticism ⓘ
genre autobiographical comics ⓘ
nonfiction comics ⓘ
underground comix ⓘ
givenName Harvey ⓘ
hasAdaptation American Splendor ⓘ
surface form: American Splendor (2003 film)
influenced autobiographical comics movement ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Harvey Pekar self-link ⓘ
notableWork American Splendor ⓘ
Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story ⓘ
Our Cancer Year ⓘ
The Quitter ⓘ
occupation comic book writer ⓘ
file clerk ⓘ
music critic ⓘ
placeOfBirth Cleveland ⓘ
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio
placeOfDeath Cleveland ⓘ
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio
portrayedBy Paul Giamatti ⓘ
positionHeld file clerk at Veterans Administration Hospital in Cleveland ⓘ
residence Cleveland ⓘ
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio
spouse Joyce Brabner NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf American Splendor ⓘ
surface form: American Splendor (2003 film)

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Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States → notableBurial → Harvey Pekar ⓘ
subject surface form: Lake View Cemetery
Pekar → hasNotableBearer → Harvey Pekar ⓘ
Harvey → hasNotableBearer → Harvey Pekar ⓘ
Harvey Pekar in American Splendor → basedOn → Harvey Pekar ⓘ
subject surface form: Harvey Pekar (American Splendor character)
Harvey Pekar in American Splendor → alsoPortrayedBy → Harvey Pekar ⓘ
subject surface form: Harvey Pekar (American Splendor character)
this entity surface form: Harvey Pekar (as himself)
American Splendor → basedOnWorkAuthor → Harvey Pekar ⓘ
American Splendor → stars → Harvey Pekar ⓘ
American Splendor → portrays → Harvey Pekar ⓘ
Harvey Pekar → name → Harvey Pekar self-link ⓘ