Alison Bechdel

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Name: Alison Bechdel.
Birth Date: September 10, 1960.
Birth Place: Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, USA.
Professions: American cartoonist, graphic novelist, actress, and writer.
Notable Works (Cartoonist/Writer): Dykes to Watch Out For (comic strip), Fun Home (graphic memoir/novel), Are You My Mother? (graphic memoir).
Notable Works (Acting/Credits): Fun Home, Cartoon College (2012), The Simpsons (1989).
Awards/Honors: MacArthur "Genius" Award (2014), Fun Home musical won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015 (Source 1/TMDB Bio), Broadway musical won five Tony Awards including Best Musical (Source 4).
Other: Originator of the Bechdel test (evaluates movies on the basis of gender inequality).
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Alison Bechdel is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, actress, and writer born on September 10, 1960, in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. She is originally known for the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For and achieved success with her 2006 graphic memoir Fun Home. Bechdel is also known for originating the Bechdel test, which evaluates movies based on gender inequality. Her acting and writing credits include Fun Home, Cartoon College (2012), and The Simpsons (1989). In 2012, she released her second graphic memoir, Are You My Mother?. Bechdel was a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Award in 2014