Jim Davis, the creator of the long‑running Garfield comic strip, turns 79 on July 28. Born in Marion, Indiana, Davis grew up on a farm near Fairmount where he lived with dozens of cats, experiences he later drew upon to shape Garfield’s iconic personality.
Garfield, the orange cat who despises Mondays and loves lasagna, has been a staple of newspapers and popular culture for nearly five decades, making Davis one of the most recognizable cartoonists worldwide.
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