Al Hewetson (b. 1946)

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Name:

Al Hewetson Type: Common Alternative Name
Given name: Al Family name: Hewetson

Other Names:

1. Howie Anderson Type: Pen Name
   
2. Kim Ball Type: Pen Name
   
3. Vern Bennett Type: Pen Name
   
4. Henry Bergman Type: Pen Name
   
5. Victor Buckley Type: Pen Name
   
6. Peter Cappiello Type: Pen Name
   
7. William Davie Type: Pen Name
   
8. Joe Dentyn Type: Pen Name
   
9. Edward Farthing Type: Pen Name
   
10. Ted Freeman Type: Pen Name
    
11. Jacob Harvey Type: Pen Name
    
12. Alan Hewetson Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Alan Family name: Hewetson
13. Leslie Jerome Type: Pen Name
    
14. Hugh Laskey Type: Pen Name
    
15. Harvey Lazarus Type: Pen Name
    
16. Norman Stuart Type: Pen Name
    
17. Stuart Williams Type: Pen Name
    
18. Jay Wood Type: Pen Name
    

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Awards:

1. 2014: Ghastly Awards - Hall of Fame Inductee
2. 2019: Joe Shuster Awards - Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame / Temple de la renommée Créateur Canadien de Bandes Dessinées

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Art Influences:

Al Hewetson (b. 1946) stated influences by:

1. Al Feldstein (b. 1925)
2. Harvey Kurtzman (b. 1924)
3. Stan Lee (b. 1922)
4. H. P. Lovecraft (b. 1890)
5. Edgar Allan Poe (b. 1809)

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Non Comics Works:

1. Publication Title: Cinema (magazine) - Role: writer - Years: 1969 - 1970
   Employer Name : Spectator International Inc.
   Work Title: Comics in the Cinema
   Notes: Hewetson wrote articles about comic book adaptations in film. Details on articles not known.

2. Publication Title: Greater Windsor; ? (magazine) - Role: owner - Years: 1975?; 1976; 1977?; 1978?; 1979?; 1980?; 1981?; 1982?; 1983?; 1984?; 1985?; 1986?; 1987?
   Employer Name : Self-Published
   Notes: Hewetson was a publisher of city magazines, starting with one for St. Catharines, Ontario (name not known) around 1976, then later for Niagara Falls, Ontario (name and dates not known), Buffalo, New York (name and dates not known), and Windsor, Ontario (called Greater Windsor, dates not known). The Niagara Falls and Buffalo city magazines were known to have been published for five years.

3. Publication Title: Leisure Ontario (magazine) - Role: editor - Years: 1988 - 1989; 1990?
   Employer Name : Canadian Automobile Association (CAA)
   Notes: Hewtenson was an editor for Leisure Ontario, a magazine for members of the Windsor, Ontario area Canadian Automobile Association (CAA).

4. Publication Title: The Windsor Star (newspaper) - Role: writer - Year: 1989
   Employer Name : Southam Inc.
   Work Title: Justice System Strives to Be Fair to Everyone
   Notes: Hewetson wrote an editorial opinion piece for The Windsor Star section Letters/Comments, Opinion/Analysis, "Justice System Strives to Be Fair to Everyone" Thursday, March 9, 1989, page A7.

5. Publication Title: The Windsor Star (newspaper) - Role: writer - Year: 1990
   Employer Name : Southam Inc.
   Work Title: Windsorites Must Believe in Themselves, Positive Thought Will Shape Our Future
   Notes: Hewetson wrote an editorial opinion piece for The Windsor Star section Letters/Comments, Opinion/Analysis, "Windsorites Must Believe in Themselves, Positive Thought Will Shape Our Future" Thursday, January 18, 1990, page A7.

6. Publication Title: The Windsor Star (newspaper) - Role: writer - Year: 1988
   Employer Name : Southam Inc.
   Work Title: Road Signs No Help to Tourists Unless Their Leaving -- Fast
   Notes: Hewetson wrote an editorial opinion piece for The Windsor Star section "Letters/Comments, Opinion/Analysis", "Road Signs No Help to Tourists Unless Their Leaving -- Fast" Thursday, October 20, 1988, page A9.

7. Publication Title: The Windsor Star (newspaper) - Role: writer - Year: 1990
   Employer Name : Southam Inc.
   Work Title: In the Schools; In the Neighborhood; Community at Large
   Notes: Hewetson wrote and photographed several vignettes for Neighborhood News Magazine under multiple titles for The Windsor Star highlighting local events during 1990.

8. Publication Title: The Windsor Star (newspaper) - Role: writer - Year: 1988
   Employer Name : Southam Inc.
   Work Title: Highway to 'Heaven', Take a Look at What Is in Your Own 'Backyard'
   Notes: Hewetson wrote an article for The Windsor Star section Fall & Winter Guide to Leisure Activities, "Highway to 'Heaven', Take a Look at What Is in Your Own 'Backyard'" Monday, October 3, 1988, pages B2 and B4.

9. Publication Title: Windsor This Month; Windsor Business Life (magazine) - Role: editor - Years: 1989 - 1990; 1991?
   Employer Name : Self-Published ?
   Notes: Hewtenson was an editor for Windsor This Month and Windsor Business Life, dates of publication and if he was the publisher is not known.

10. Publication Title: [Darkroom Technician, Photographer, Copywriter] (newspaper) - Role: employee
    Employer Name : Canadian Press (Ottawa, Ontario)
    Notes: Hewetson worked as a darkroom technician, photographer, and photograph copywriter dates unknown.

11. Publication Title: [Darkroom Technician, Photographer, Copywriter] (newspaper) - Role: employee - Year: 1966
    Employer Name : Montreal Gazette (Montreal, Quebec)
    Notes: Hewetson worked as a darkroom technician, photographer, and photograph copywriter.

12. Publication Title: [Darkroom Technician, Photographer, Copywriter] (newspaper) - Role: employee - Years: 1965?; 1966?
    Employer Name : Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario)
    Notes: Hewetson worked as a darkroom technician, photographer, and photograph copywriter.

13. Publication Title: [Darkroom Technician, Photographer, Copywriter] (newspaper) - Role: employee - Year: 1964?
    Employer Name : Sudbury Star (Sudbury, Ontario)
    Notes: Hewetson worked as a darkroom technician, photographer, and photograph copywriter.

14. Publication Title: [Photographer] (other) - Role: artist - Year: 1997
    Employer Name : C.E.O. for the Mike Hurst Campaign
    Work Title: Mike Hurst. Leadership That Works.
    Notes: Hewetson was a photographer for the 1997 re-election campaign for Windsor, Ontario mayor Mike Hurst.

15. Publication Title: [Photographer] (other) - Role: employee - Years: 1966 - 1967
    Employer Name : International and Universal Exposition (Expo 67)
    Notes: Hewetson did photographic work for the International and Universal Exposition (Expo 67) from 1966 to mid-1967.

16. Publication Title: [Photography and Advertising] (advertising) - Role: owner - Years: 1967 - 1968
    Employer Name : Self-Employed
    Notes: From the middle of 1967 until 1968, Hewetson ran his own advertising and photography company in Ottawa which he did promotional work for rock groups.

17. Publication Title: [Screenplays] (movie) - Role: writer - Years: 1976?; 1977?
    Employer Name : Quadrant Films
    Work Title: Gaunt; Conspiracy; Murderstone; Savage Midsummer's Night; Lunatics; Ladykiller
    Notes: Hewetson wrote the following screenplays for Quadrant Films: Gaunt, Conspiracy, Murderstone, Savage Midsummer's Night, Lunatics, and Ladykiller, none of which were ever produced.