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Harvey Pekar
American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality (1939-2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harvey Lawrence Pekar (/ˈpiːkɑːr/; October 8, 1939 – July 12, 2010) was an American comic book writer, music critic and media personality. He is best known for his autobiographical American Splendor comic series.
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In 2003, the series inspired a well-received movie version of the same name.
Pekar was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He suffered from prostate cancer and clinical depression. He died in Cleveland Heights, Ohio[1] from an accidental overdose of antidepressants fluoxetine and bupropion, aged 70.[2]