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Alex Raymond

American comic strip artist and creator of Flash Gordon (1909–1956)
Person Human Q919115

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
October 2, 1909
Date of death
September 6, 1956
Place of birth
New Rochelle
Place of death
Westport
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
military officer, screenwriter, comics artist, cartoonist
Educated at
Iona Preparatory School, Grand Central School of Art[10][11]
Award received
Reuben Award, Will Eisner Hall of Fame[16][17]
Notable work
Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby, Secret Agent X-9, Jungle Jim[12][13][14][15]
Sibling
Jim Raymond[26]
Cause of death
traffic collision[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights, part of the copyrights on oeuvre has expired
Family name
Raymond[22]
Given name
Alex[23]
Has works in the collection
Harvard Film Archive
Manner of death
accidental death[24]
Military branch
United States Marine Corps[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Harvard Film Archive Project[27]
Participated in conflict
World War II[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alexander Gillespie Raymond en Alex Raymond ar ألكس ريمون da Alexander Gillespie Raymond el Άλεξ Ρέιμοντ es Alexander Gillespie Raymond fa الکس ریموند fi Alexander Gillespie Raymond fr Alexandre Gillespie Raymond he אלכס ריימונד ja アレックス・レイモンド ko 알렉산더 길레스피 레이먼드 ko 앨릭스 레이먼드 nl Alexander Gillespie Raymond pt Alexander Gillespie Raymond pt Alexander G. Raymond ru Алекс Рэймонд ru Рэймонд, Алекс sv Raymond uk Алекс Реймонд
🔖 Identifiers · 80
ISNI
000000007106255X
VIAF cluster ID
73859027
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85247606
GND ID
13918399X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alexraymond-by-origa.jpg ↗
ARTIC artist ID
99729
Allcinema person ID
23021
American National Biography ID
1601350
Artists of the World ID
00819710
Artnet artist ID
alex-raymond
Awards & Winners artist ID
03t6qt
BD Gest' author ID
3639
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BIBSYS ID
90167044
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
RaymondAlex1909-1956
Babelio author ID
56591
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119212691
CANTIC ID
981058514068206706
CONOR.SI ID
87128419
CONOR.SR ID
59252489
Comic Vine ID
4040-52269
ComicBookDB Creator ID
5326
DDB person (GND) ID
13918399X
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u11437
De Agostini ID
Raymond,+Alex
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
13918399X
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
raymond_alex
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Alex-Raymond
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
alexander-gillespie-raymond
Europeana entity
agent/base/67638
FAST ID
196013
Film.ru person ID
alex-raymond
Find a Grave memorial ID
21281
Freebase ID
/m/03t6qt
GCD creator ID
279
GeneaStar person ID
raymonda
Geni profile ID
6000000014834513221
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Alexander_Gillespie_Raymond, Alex_Raymond
HAND ID
83FC-4CA5-1870-1E9F-D3F4
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
52017
IMDb ID
nm0713204
ISFDB author ID
29918
IdRef ID
076064875
Invaluable.com person ID
8biirv8ir5
J9U entity ID
987007266961605171
KBR person ID
14139655
Kinobox person ID
899617
Lambiek Comiclopedia artist ID
r/raymond
Larousse ID
personnage/wd/140438
Lex ID
Alex_Raymond
Libris-URI
hftwzgj12prgpfc
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
05083/eu_r_0204/r0204
MYmovies person ID
136355
Movie Walker Press person ID
13799
NE.se ID
alex-raymond
NL CR AUT ID
js20030908006
NLA Trove people ID
1535224
NUKAT ID
n2013128853
National Cartoonists Society member ID
memorium/raymond.jpg
National Library of Greece ID
95045
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810576074805606
National Library of Portugal ID
78723
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX917645
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069676763
NooSFere author ID
2147196792
Open Library ID
OL884316A
Quora topic ID
Alex-Raymond-21
RKDartists ID
259784
SBN author ID
RAVV077917
SELIBR ID
228151
SNAC ARK ID
w669998h
TMDB person ID
33313
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
raymond_alex
Treccani ID
alex-raymond
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10569376
Union List of Artist Names ID
500123882
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058514068206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1249060
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJx8FJMBqxKDgDccGTjjYP
Yale LUX ID
person/050a50d1-683e-4aa8-85db-efc71f34ced2
ČSFD person ID
777736

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🔗 Connections
← Creator 5
Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, Dale Arden, The New Adventures of Flash Gordon
Influenced 4
Joe Simon, Al Jaffee, Stuart Immonen, Marcial Gómez Parejo
Notable work 3
Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby, Secret Agent X-9
Occupation 3
screenwriter, military officer, comics artist
Award received 1
Reuben Award
Cause of death 1
traffic collision
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Films written 1
Flash Gordon
Given name 1
Alex
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Military branch 1
United States Marine Corps
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
New Rochelle
Place of death 1
Westport
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Secret Agent X-9
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Summary

Alex Raymond was born on October 2, 1909[1], in New Rochelle[2]. He died on September 6, 1956[3], in Westport[4]. He worked as a military officer[5], screenwriter[6], comics artist[7], and cartoonist[8].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Joe Simon[28], a cartoonist[29], 1913–2011[30], of United States[31], awarded the Inkpot Award[32], specialised in illustration[33]; Al Jaffee[34], a cartoonist[35], 1921–2023[36], of United States[37], awarded the Inkpot Award[38]; Stuart Immonen[39], a comics artist[40], b. 1960[41], of Canada[42], awarded the Inkpot Award[43], specialised in comics[44]; and Marcial Gómez Parejo[45], a painter[46], 1930–2012[47], of Spain[48].

Works attributed to him include Secret Agent X-9[49], a comic strip[50], written by Dashiell Hammett[51].

FAQs

Where was Alex Raymond born?

Alex Raymond was born in New Rochelle[2].

Where did Alex Raymond die?

Alex Raymond died in Westport[4].

What did Alex Raymond do for work?

Alex Raymond worked as a military officer[5], screenwriter[6], comics artist[7], and cartoonist[8].

Where did Alex Raymond go to school?

Alex Raymond was educated at Iona Preparatory School[10] and Grand Central School of Art[11].

What awards did Alex Raymond receive?

Honors received include Reuben Award[16] and Will Eisner Hall of Fame[17].

Who did Alex Raymond influence?

Alex Raymond has been cited as an influence by Joe Simon[28], Al Jaffee[34], Stuart Immonen[39], and Marcial Gómez Parejo[45].

Related Entities

Flash Gordon United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . nationalcartoonists.com. Retrieved . nationalcartoonists.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . comic-con.org. Retrieved . comic-con.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 20d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 23021
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 23021, Matched to アレックス・レイモンド (#321958854) in Allcinema person #mi"
  2. 28d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 83FC-4CA5-1870-1E9F-D3F4
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Harvard Film Archive Project
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksik"
  3. 14w ago · John Dickson04 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Harvard Film Archive
    "Added reference: Occupation: screenwriter, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1785956340188"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → military officer, screenwriter, comics artist +1
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