Ward Greene

Ward Greene (December 23, 1892 – January 22, 1956) was an American writer, editor, journalist, playwright, and general manager of the comic syndicate King Features Syndicate. He is known for overseeing the works of Alex Raymond and other writers and artists at King Features Syndicate, as well as writing Raymond's ''Rip Kirby'' comic strip from 1946 until his death.

Greene wrote the magazine story "Happy Dan, the Cynical Dog" for ''Cosmopolitan'' in 1945, and this story was the basis for the 1955 Walt Disney film ''Lady and the Tramp''. Greene also wrote the spinoff comic strip, ''Scamp'', featuring the young son of the Disney dogs, from 1955 to 1956. Provided by Wikipedia