Den George Herriman war dat éischt Kand vum George Herriman Jr. a senger Fra, der Clara Morel Herriman.
1897 huet hien ugefaange Comics ze zeechnen. Am Joer 1900 ass en op New York geplënnert, wou e fir e puer Zeitungen als fräie Mataarbechter geschafft huet. Den Zeitungsediteur William Randolph Hearst, deen e grousse Comicfan war, huet schliisslech dem Herriman säin Talent erkannt an en definitiv bei sech an d'Haus geholl, wou den Herriman 1910 ugefaangen huet, d'Comicserie The Dingbats ze zeechnen. An dëse Comics huet e mat der Zäit weider Figuren agefouert: eng Maus an eng Kaz, déi ënner den Dingbats gewunnt hunn an där hir Geschichten a klenge Panelen ënner der Haapthandlung erzielt goufen. Sou si Krazy Kat an Ignatz Mouse entstanen, déi 1913 hir eege Serie kruten an dem Herriman zu groussem Erfolleg gefouert hunn.
De 25. Abrëll 1944 ass den Herriman friddlech am Bett gestuerwen. Seng Äsche goufen, sou wéi hien dat wollt hunn, iwwer dem Monument Valley verstreet.
Seng Wierker
Originalserien
Musical Mose, 1902
Professor Otto, 1902
Arcobatic Archie, 1902
Lariat Pete, 1903
Two Jolly Jackies, 1903
Major Ozone, 1904-1906
Home Sweet Home, 1904
Rosy's Mama, 1906
Bud Smith, 1905-1906
Grandma's Girl - Likewise Bud Smith, 1905-1906
Rosy Posy - Mama's Girl, 1906
Zoo Zoo, 1906
Mr. Proones the Plunger, 1907
The Amours of Marie Anne Magee, 1907
Baron Mooch, 1909
Daniel and Pansy, 1909
Mary's Home from College, 1909
Alexander the Cat, 1909-1910
Gooseberry Sprig, 1909-1910
The Dingbats (spéider ënner dem Titel The Family Upstairs), 1910-1916
Krazy Kat, 1913-1944
Baron Bean, 1916-1919
Now Listen Mabel, 1919
Stumble Inn, 1922-1926
Us Husbands, 1926
Nummeren
Baron Bean 1916-1917, Westport (Conn.), 1977
The Family Upstairs: Introducing Krazy Kat 1910-1912, Westport (Conn.), 1977
Krazy & Ignatz - The Komplete Kat Komics, Volume One - 1916, Forestville, 1988
Krazy & Ignatz - The Komplete Kat Komics Volume Two - 1917, Forestville, 1989
Krazy & Ignatz - The Komplete Kat Komics Volume Three - 1918, Forestville, 1989
Krazy & Ignatz - The Komplete Kat Komics Volume Four - 1919, Forestville, 1989
Krazy & Ignatz - The Komplete Kat Komics Volume Five - 1920, Forestville, 1990
Krazy & Ignatz - The Komplete Kat Komics Volume Six - 1921, Forestville, 1990
Krazy & Ignatz - The Komplete Kat Komics Volume Seven - 1922, Forestville, 1991
Krazy & Ignatz - The Komplete Kat Komics Volume Eight - 1922, Forestville, 1991
Krazy & Ignatz - The Komplete Kat Komics Volume Nine - 1922, Forestville, 1992
The Komplete Kolor Krazy Kat Volume 1 1935-1936, London, 1990
The Komplete Kolor Krazy Kat Volume 2 1936-1937, Amherst, 1991
Krazy & Ignatz - The Dailies 1918-1919, Charleston 2001,
Krazy & Ignatz - The Complete Full Page Comic Strips 1925-1926, Seattle, 2002
Krazy & Ignatz - The Complete Full Page Comic Strips 1927-1928, Seattle, 2002
Krazy & Ignatz - The Complete Full Page Comic Strips 1929-1930, Seattle, 2003
Krazy & Ignatz - The Complete Full Page Comic Strips 1931-1932, Seattle, 2004
Krazy & Ignatz - The Complete Full Page Comic Strips 1933-1934, Seattle, 2004
Illustrationen
Don Marquis: archy and mehitabel, New York 1927
Don Marquis: The Life and Times of archy & mehitabel, New York 1935
Don Marquis: archy and mehitabel, New York 1990 (Nodrock vun der Nummer vun 1927)
Literatur
Patrick McDonnell, Karen O'Connell, Georgia Riley de Havenon: Krazy Kat. The Comic Art of George Herriman, New York, 1986
Andreas Platthaus: "Der erste Stein. George Herriman und Krazy Kat". In (ders.): im Comic vereint. Eine Geschichte der Bildgeschichte, Berlin, 1998
Gilbert Seldes: The Seven Lively Arts, New York, 1924
