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Thelma "Thel" Keane (née Carne; March 15, 1926 – May 23, 2008) was the Australian-born American wife of The Family Circus newspaper cartoonist, Bil Keane. Keane served as her husband's inspiration and model for the "Mommy" character in his long-running comic strip [1] and was instrumental in restoring the copyrights for The Family Circus to ...
Jun 10, 2024 · PHOENIX — Thelma Keane, the wife of "Family Circus" cartoonist Bil Keane and the inspiration for the Mommy character in the long-running comic, has died of Alzheimer's disease. She was 82.
May 26, 2008 · PHOENIX (AP) — Thelma Keane, the inspiration for the Mommy character in the long-running "Family Circus" comic created by her husband, Bil Keane, has died. She was 82. She died Friday of Alzheimer's disease, the family said.
May 25, 2008 · Thelma Keane, the wife of "Family Circus" cartoonist Bil Keane and the inspiration for the Mommy character, right, in the long-running comic, has died of Alzheimer's disease...
May 27, 2008 · PHOENIX — Thelma Keane, the inspiration for the Mommy character in the long-running Family Circus comic created by her husband, Bil Keane, has died. She was 82. She died Friday of Alzheimer’s disease.
May 27, 2008 · Thelma Keane, 82, the inspiration for the Mommy character in the long-running comic strip “Family Circus” created by her husband, Bil Keane, died Friday of Alzheimer’s disease in Paradise...
May 25, 2008 · She was 82. Her fictional comic persona- the always-loving and ever-patient suburban mother of four young children - was patterned on Keane's real life as a mother of five. She...
