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'Family Circus' Mommy Dies at 82
'Family Circus'
Mommy
Dies at 82

'Family Circus' Mommy Dies at 82

Real-life mom inspired long-running cartoon character

(Newser) - The inspiration for the mom in the popular Family Circus cartoon has died at the age of 82 of Alzheimer's disease. Thelma Keane was the wife of cartoonist Bil Keane, who based the long-running strip of domestic hilarity on the couple's experience raising five children, reports the Arizona Republic. "...

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