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Jim Davis was born near Marion on July 28, 1945. He grew up on a farm with cows and many cats. He enjoyed drawing and spent hours creating pictures when he was young. Jim attended Ball State University in Muncie where he majored in art and business. After college, he became an assistant for Tom […]https://indianahistory.org/wp-content/uploads/open_graphIHS.jpg1200630