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| + | Young, promising African-American pianist from a 1951 plotline of the comic strip ''Torchy in Heartbeats'' (1950-1954), by the first female African American cartoonist, Jackie Ormes. | ||
Despondent after both his hands are crushed in an accident, protagonist Torchy tries to help him overcome his depression, and falls for him. Torchy also enlists the help of [[King Ivory]], Lester's teacher and mentor. | Despondent after both his hands are crushed in an accident, protagonist Torchy tries to help him overcome his depression, and falls for him. Torchy also enlists the help of [[King Ivory]], Lester's teacher and mentor. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[[Torchy Brown]] | + | * [[Torchy Brown]] |
| − | *[[King Ivory]] | + | * [[King Ivory]] |
| − | ==External | + | ==External links== |
| − | *https://toyandminiaturemuseum.org/exhibits/cartoons-turned-paper-dolls/ | + | * https://toyandminiaturemuseum.org/exhibits/cartoons-turned-paper-dolls/ |
| − | *https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/jackie-ormes-creator-torchy-brown-dixie-harlem-inducted-harlem-fame/ | + | * https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/jackie-ormes-creator-torchy-brown-dixie-harlem-inducted-harlem-fame/ |
| − | *https://www.torchybrown.com/ | + | * https://www.torchybrown.com/ |
| − | *https://www.jackieormes.com/tbdh.php | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160319144234/https://www.jackieormes.com/tbdh.php Jackie Ormes website (at archive.org)] |
| − | *https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/tag/torchy-brown-in-dixie-to-harlem/ | + | * https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/tag/torchy-brown-in-dixie-to-harlem/ |
[[Category:1951|Lester, Earl]] | [[Category:1951|Lester, Earl]] | ||
[[Category:Comic strips|Lester, Earl]] | [[Category:Comic strips|Lester, Earl]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional pianists|Lester, Earl]] | [[Category:Fictional pianists|Lester, Earl]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:14, 28 April 2025
Young, promising African-American pianist from a 1951 plotline of the comic strip Torchy in Heartbeats (1950-1954), by the first female African American cartoonist, Jackie Ormes.
Despondent after both his hands are crushed in an accident, protagonist Torchy tries to help him overcome his depression, and falls for him. Torchy also enlists the help of King Ivory, Lester's teacher and mentor.
Surgery might repair his hands.
See also
External links
- https://toyandminiaturemuseum.org/exhibits/cartoons-turned-paper-dolls/
- https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/jackie-ormes-creator-torchy-brown-dixie-harlem-inducted-harlem-fame/
- https://www.torchybrown.com/
- Jackie Ormes website (at archive.org)
- https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/tag/torchy-brown-in-dixie-to-harlem/
