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- Birth nameDahlia Messick
- Dale Messick was born on April 11, 1906 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. She was a writer, known for Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945), Brenda Starr (1989) and Brenda Starr, Reporter (1979). She was married to Oscar Strom and Everett George. She died on April 5, 2005 in Penngrove, California, USA.
- SpousesOscar Strom (divorced)Everett George (divorced, 1 child)
- Retired in 1985, but "Brenda Starr" is still running. It is now written by Mary Schmich and drawn by June Brigman.
- Cartoonist; created character Brenda Starr.
- Married and divorced twice.
Was seriously injured in a car accident. - Mother of Starr Rohrman of Sonoma County; grandmother of Curt and Laura.
- Long-running comic strip "Brenda Starr, Reporter" ran in 250 newspapers at its peak in the 1950s.
- I used to get letters from girl reporters saying that their lives were nowhere near as exciting as Brenda's. I told them that if I made Brenda's life like theirs, nobody would read it.
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