Shel Dorf
(1933-2009)

American comic-strip letterer and freelance artist – Shel Dorf was born in Detroit (City in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States) on July 5th, 1933 and died in San Diego (City in San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California) on November 3rd, 2009 at the age of 76. Today Shel Dorf would be 90 years old.

Age

how old was Shel Dorf when he died?

Shel Dorf died in 2009 at the age of 76.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 5th, 1933 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Detroit City in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Death Date	November 3rd, 2009 (Tuesday)
Death place	San Diego City in San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Rooster 雞

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Shel Dorf

Birthday

When was Shel Dorf born?

Shel Dorf was born on July 5th, 1933.

Death

When did Shel Dorf die?

Shel Dorf died on November 3rd, 2009 at the age of 76 in San Diego (City in San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California). Today Shel Dorf would be 90 years old.