| Personal data |
| Surname | Vald |
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| Name | Grigory |
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| Patronym | Borisovich |
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| Birth year | 1938 |
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| Birth month | 3 |
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| Birth day | 18 |
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| birth_place | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
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Katz Eli (1926-2000)
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| Surname | Katz |
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| Name | Eli |
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| Birth year | 1926 |
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| Birth month | 4 |
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| Birth day | 6 |
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| birth_place | Riga |
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| Death year | 2000 |
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| death_month | 1 |
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| death_day | 31 |
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| Death place | Miami |
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| Sex | M |
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Katz Eli (6 April 1926, Riga – 31 January 2000, Miami) – cartoonist, artist.
In 1929, Eli Katz emigrated to the United States with his family. He worked under the pseudonyms Gil Kane and Scott Edwards. He created many comic book characters, including Spider-Man. During World War II, he served in the army. In 1968, he became the author of America's first graphic novel, His Name Is… Savage, and in 1971, the first full-length comic book, Blackmark. In 1971, 1972, 1975, and 1977, he was awarded the National Cartoonists Award. He worked as a cartoonist for over 50 years.
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