Thanks to the tourist attraction Odditoriums that bear his name scattered across North America, Robert L. Ripley has become a household name that conjures images of oddities from all over the globe. Born in Santa Rosa, California, in 1890 LeRoy Robert Ripley was a self-taught artist who began his career at 16 years old as a sports cartoonist for several local newspapers. His talent for comics would eventually be the pathway to his “Believe It or Not” fame. Ripley moved to New York in 1913 to write and draw for…
