William Stanton Hume (March 16, 1916 – June 27, 2009) was an American artist, actor, author, playwright, photographer, film producer, corporate art director, and newspaper man.
This comic was very popular with service members in Japan and was published in Stars and Stripes, Yank Magazine, and other military publications.
In 1945, Hume was discharged from the Navy and returned home to Columbia, MO where he continued to perform with Rosalita at local outings.
[3] He opened a commercial art studio, met and married his wife, Mary Mayson Clark on November 13, 1947, and had two children.
He was a petty officer with Fleet Airforce Service Squadron 120 at the Oppama naval air station and was in charge of maintaining good order.
"[4] This publication may have helped with his primary duty of keeping his men out of trouble by informing them about different aspects of life in Japan for sailors.
[6] He took a job with the Missouri Farmers Association (MFA), made print advertisements, and then expanded into television ads where he designed new techniques focused on animation.
In 1964, Hume was given the "Best in Class" award from Industrial Photography Magazine for his traffic safety video called Fair Game.