Bil Keane, creator of the comically endearing “Family Circus,” the world’s most popular single-panel daily cartoon, died Nov. 8 at his home in Paradise Valley, Ariz. He was 89. He had ...

Bil Keane, a cartoonist who chronicled the lighter moments of family life for more than 50 years through the gentle, heartfelt humor of the “Family Circus” comic strip, has died. He was 89.

Bil Keane, a cartoonist who chronicled the lighter moments of family life for more than 50 years through the gentle, heartfelt humor of the “The Family Circus” comic strip, has died. He was 89.

Keane obliged them, changing the strip to The Family Circus. 2. THE CIRCLE HAD A POINT. Prior to Circus, Keane had an idea for a strip called Spot News, which would provide commentary on world events.

PHOENIX – Thelma Keane, the inspiration for the Mommy character in the long-running “Family Circus” comic created by her husband, Bil Keane, has died. She was 82. She died Friday … ...

Thelma Keane, the inspiration for the Mommy character in the long-running Family Circus comic created by her husband, Bil Keane, has died. She was 82. She died Friday of Alzheimer's disease, the ...

“The Family Circus” has been Jeff Keane’s strip for more than a decade now. Although that’s not how he sees it. “Oh, I always think of it as his cartoon,” he said of his father.

Bil Keane, whose "Family Circus" comics have been appearing in newspapers since 1960, died Tuesday in Arizona at the age of 89. His son Jeff, who has been drawing the comic in recent years, told ...

Bil Keane, creator of the comic strip Family Circus, has died at age 89. A spokeswoman for King Features Syndicate, the comic strip's distributor, says Keane died Tuesday.

Keane's comic, "The Family Circus," has been running for 51 years. Few Americans however, knew the funny bone hidden inside the man best known for promoting family values. Creative Commons Bil ...

View full size AP Photo | East Valley Tribune, Paul O'Neill In this June 21, 2006, file photo, cartoonist Bil Keane, creator of the comic strip "Family Circus," poses in his home in Paradise ...