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Ripley, Robert

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Ripley, Robert (b. LeRoy) (1893–1949) illustrator, cartoonist, writer; born in Santa Rosa, Calif. He began as a tombstone polisher, worked on newspapers in San Francisco (1909–13), and moved to New York City to work for the Globe (1913). He changed his first name and began his Believe It or Not! cartoons of oddities (1918). His syndicated feature made him wealthy, and he lived on an island in Long Island Sound he called Bion, an acronym of Believe It or Not!


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Yorkshire Lions were unlucky runners-up in last year's Under 12 final but theywill be hoping to go one better in theUnder 13 competition as goals from Joe Ripley, Robert Roache and Carl David proved just enough for a 3-2 victory over Elland-based HAFC.
Guests included all John's co-stars from Cold Feet - James Nesbitt, Helen Baxendale, Fay Ripley, Robert Bathurst and Hermione Norris.
 
 
 
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