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Stephen Bentley (born 1954) is an American cartoonist with
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and the creator of '' Herb and Jamaal''. Originally from
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, Bentley moved to
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as a teenager and attended
John Muir High School John Muir High School is a four-year comprehensive secondary school in Pasadena, California, United States and is a part of the Pasadena Unified School District. The school is named after preservationist John Muir. History In 1926, the Pasade ...
, graduating in 1972. After high school he joined the
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where he first began drawing newspaper cartoons. After the navy, Bentley attended
Pasadena City College Pasadena City College (PCC) is a Public college, public community college in Pasadena, California. It was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College. History Pasadena City College was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College. It originally o ...
and
Rio Hondo College Río Hondo College is a public community college in Whittier, California. Founded in 1960, it is named after the Rio Hondo and mainly serves the cities of Whittier, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, El Monte, and South El Monte. Río Hondo Col ...
majoring in art, English, and fire sciences, before beginning work in
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. Bentley is a
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in the Episcopal Church.


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Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Art Database
1954 births Living people African-American comics artists American comics artists American comic strip cartoonists Artists from Pasadena, California African-American Episcopalians American Episcopalians African-American Christian clergy 21st-century African-American artists 20th-century African-American artists Pasadena City College alumni John Muir High School alumni {{US-cartoonist-stub