Spoiler : (birth name was Alfred Gerald Caplin) Born in New Haven, Connecticut 9/28/1909; died 11/5/1979 in Cambridge, Maine. Married to Katherine Cameron (1929-?). Capp lost a leg at age nine while hopping a ride on an ice truck. Cartoonist for the Associated Press (1932). Created the comic strip Li'l Abner (1934-1977) that was adapted to the NBC-Radio program (1939-1940). Creator of the cartoon detective Fearless Fosdick (1942-1977) that was adapted to television as an animated and puppet show on NBC-TV (1952). Moderator for "Anyone Can Win" for CBS-TV (1953) and What's The Story for DuMont-TV (1953). Frequent panelist on Who Said That? (1949-1955). Host of the syndicated television series, The Al Capp Show (1968). Creator of the cartoon character, The Shmoo adapted to the NBC-TV series, The New Shmoo (1979).