Les turner biography

Leslie Turner

American cartoonist and writer (1899–1988)

For the Australian footballer, see Les Turner (footballer).

Leslie Turner (December 25, 1899 – March 2, 1988) was an American cartoonist and writer who produced Captain Easy for more than three decades.

Biography

Early life and education

Born in Cisco, Texas, Turner grew up from age eight in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he started drawing while in high school. His grandfather was the courthouse architect and builder A. C. Swinburne, responsible for numerous courthouses across West Texas.

After serving briefly in the U.S. Army near the end of World War I, Turner began profiting from his art talent while a freshman at Southern Methodist University. He dropped out of college for one term to attend the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. While a student at SMU, Turner and his college pals would make vagabond treks around the United States during the summer months. He edited SMU's 1922 yearbook, and after his graduation that same year with an English degree, he worked at a Dallas engraving plant.[1

Faces of ALS Through Forty Years of History 

This year, we celebrate forty years of providing hope and help to people with ALS. Throughout the year, our “Faces of ALS” will tell the stories of people who have been affected by ALS and how the Foundation has helped support them on their journey. We are honored to have earned the trust of each and every one.

The accomplishments achieved by the Les Turner ALS Foundation in our forty years have been countless. Each success paved the way for another, building a Foundation that today provides support to the vast majority of people living with ALS in the Chicagoland area and serves as a model for other ALS organizations worldwide.

It all started with one man – Les Turner. At the age of 36, Les was an accomplished Chicago area businessman, married and raising three young sons. In 1976, he was hit with a fatal blow when he was diagnosed with ALS, a disease he and his network of close friends and family knew little about. Looking around, this tight-knit group found few resources or information on what was known as Lo

Leslie Turner
Biographical information
Status:Deceased
Age:61
Occupation:Agency Director
Other information
Nickname:*Les
Gender:Male
Hair color:Graying Black
Relationships
Boss:Mitchell Blair
Marital status:Unknown
Series information
Portrayed by:Oded Fehr
Season/s:1, 2
First appearance:A Stitcher in the Rye
Latest appearance:2.0
Appearance count:5

Leslie Turner was the mysterious head of the Agency that developed and ran the Stitcher's program, and was Maggie Baptiste's supervisor. He was portrayed by Oded Fehr in Seasons 1-2  on recurring capacity.

Personality[]

Les Turner, 61, was the actual head of the Stitchers program. While Maggie runs the day-to-day operation, Turner is the governmental face of the 'Agency.' When someone at DARPA or the NSA wants to know how the nation's $8 billion dollars allocated to the Stitchers program has been spent, it's Turner that gets the call.

Turner is the type of guy who urgently needs to fix

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