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Alison Bechdel
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, USA
Alison Bechdel (born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial s…
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Alison Bechdel (born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home. Fun Home was subsequently adapted as a musical, which won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. In 2012, she released her second graphic memoir Are You My Mother? She was a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. She is also known for originating what would later be called the Bechdel test.
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2021
No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
Movie Self
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2020
Fun Home
Movie Book
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2020
The Renegades
Movie
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self
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2012
The Paper Mirror
Movie Herself
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1989
The Simpsons
TV show Alison Bechdel (voice)
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Fun Home
Movie Novel
