Background
Drayton, Grace Gebbie was born on October 14, 1877 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of George and Mary (Fitzgerald) Gebbie.
Drayton, Grace Gebbie was born on October 14, 1877 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of George and Mary (Fitzgerald) Gebbie.
Educated private schools, Pennsylvania.
Originated series for Sunday Philadelphia Press “Bobby Blake and Dolly Drake,” running for 2 years. Formerly on staff New York Journal and Philadelphia Press. Illustrated Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes.
Series of verses by Margaret G. Hays, running for 5 years in Associated Sunday Magazine, and series by same, in Sunday North America, 1909 entitled “The Terrible Tales of Kaptain Kiddo”.
Series of Undiscovered Beauties, in New York Herald, 1908. Also prints. Writer and illustrator children's books, Bobby Blake, Dolly Drake, Tiny Tots, et cetera
Originator and illustrator of Campbell Soup Kids. Painter of posters and designs for magazine covers.
Illustrator of Dolly Dingle Cut-outs in Pictorial Review, Bear Cub Series in Saint Nocholas, Dimples, comic series in newspapers, Dolly Dimples and Bobby Bounce, syndicated comics.
Author and Illustrator: Chickie Cheepie. Bunny’s Birthday; Bettina’s Bonnet. G. G. Drayton’s Jumble Book.
Dolly Dimples.
Bobby Bounce. Home: New York, New New York
She was a member of The Plastic Club, Philadelphia from 1905-1909.
Married West. Heyward Drayton, 3d, June 23, 1911 (divorced 1923).