Timeline

Timeline

1917: Born on August 22, 1917 in Big Rapids, Michigan (to Bartlett Campbell Doe & Hazel Y. Amphlett)

1918: Age 1 – Sister, Marjorie is born on October 16.

1923: Age 6 or 7, has his tonsils taken out. There is no penicillin.

Attended Lincoln School. Back then, Big Rapids was a town of 5,000 people. Walked in deep snow to get to school. Did not have a school “gym” until high school. Only a soccer field. Liked to be in school plays.
Would play hockey on the frozen Muskegon River.
Looked forward to the summer time. On Clear Lake (6 miles away), would swim, sail, go boating and canoeing. Every summer the circus would come to town by train. He would get jobs putting up the tents and pulling the big ropes to raise the tent. Liked the trains coming through the town. His grandpa on his mother’s side was an agent at the station. He and friends would go the depot and watch the trains come in.
Hobbies included drawing and painting. Started at an early age and drew a lot in his spare time. Would play hide-n-seek, cards, checkers and later on, chess.
Some of his chores were to get the coal out of the coal bin and put in the coal furnace.
Had Sunday school classes at the Presbyterian church.
Went to the library a lot. It was located in the same block they lived in.
His grandparents lived a block north of their house, right on the river bank.
Was very protective of his younger sister, Marjorie, and would not start school unless she went. He held back a full year just for that reason.
His father liked classical music which he played on the Victrola – record player with a big horn.
His father owned a clothing store where he worked sometimes. To advertise, his father had him wear the clothes and suits to school. He didn’t like it very much – having to wear knickers, sweater, shirt and tie!

1926: Age 9 – Brother Charles is born on July 6.

1930: Age 13 – Gets a job driving a Model T Ford grocery delivery truck.

1931: Age 14 – Drives Route 66 from Big Rapids, Michigan to California with school buddies and his dog.

1930’s: Age 15-19 – Draws Illustrations of Celebrities: Katherine Hepburn, Albert Einstein, Anthony Quinn, Don Rickles, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Jimmy Cagney, Johnny Cash, Kirk Douglas, Loretta Young, Marie Dressler, Min and Bill, Shirley Temple, and Wallace Beery as Pancho Villa (1934 movie “Viva Villa!”).

1937: Age 20 – Travels to Arizona, Guaymas, Hermosillo & Magdalena, Mexico.

1937: Age 20 – Attends Chouinard Art School in Calif. Sketched instructor teaching “Disney Applicants”.

1939: World War II begins

1940-1942: Age 23 – Works for Walt Disney as an illustrator. Contributes to Fantasia’s “Dancing Hippos”.

1942: Age 25 – Enlists in the Army on October 23, 1942.

1943: Age 26 – Naturalization Party: Camp Crowder, Missouri.

1944: Age 27 – Army – Signal Corp. Animation Artist / Artist Layout Man.

1945: Age 28 – Serves in World War II: Rhineland Central Europe, Germany, Normandy.

Combat Infantry Badge, 60^th Infantry Regiment, 9^th Division (nicknamed the “Go-Devils”). Was Rifleman in “G” Company; General Hodge’s 1^st Army. Decorations: WWII Victory Medal; American Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal; European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; Army of Occupation Medal

1945: Age 28 – Personally hands a drawing to General George S. Patton (photographed).

1945: World War II ends in April.

1949: Age 32 – Marries Sylvia Marie Swanson on September 17, 1949 in the Little Country Church in Hollywood, CA.

1951: Age 34 – Son Timothy is born.

1953: Age 36 – Bart’s father, Bartlett Campbell Doe, Sr. dies on June 22.

1953: Age 36 – Illustrates book: Roy Rogers “Bullet Lead The Way”.

1953: Age 36 – Son David is born.

1955: Age 38 – Illustrates Big Golden Book: Walt Disney’s “Davy Crocket – King of the Wild Frontier”.

1955: Age 38 – Illustrates Hometown Rexall Drug Magazine “The Bayou Murder”.

1957: Age 40 – Daughter Jennifer is born on June 17.

1958: Age 41 – Illustrates “Thoughts” portrait for Rexall Drug “Hometown” Magazine.

1960’s: Age 40’s – Illustrates “Lady In The Clouds” for Rexall Drug “Hometown” Magazine.

1960s: Age 40’s – Illustrates Gold Medal Olympian Mark Spitz (USA)

1962: Age 45 – Illustrates Movie Ad “2 Weeks In Another Town” (Kirk Douglas).

1962: Age 45 – Hired by Clark Air Force Base as an Illustrator. Travels to the Philippines (9/4-9/7); Japan (9/7-9/14), and Honolulu, HI (9/14/1962). Illustrated: “Intrasit – Saigon”.

1963: Age 46 – While employed by Clark Air Force Base, travels to Berlin, Germany (10/13/1963) & Denmark (10/14-10/15/1963). He returns to Los Angeles on 10/16/1963. The Air Force makes him an Honorary Colonel for his Illustrations of: “Vandenburg AFB Missile Launching”; Berlin Wall “Brandenburg Gate”; “Check Point Charley”.

1964: Age 47 – His wife Sylvia dies on February 16, 1964.

1968: Age 51 – Bart marries his second wife, Mary. Mary has three children from a previous marriage: Timothy, Therese and Rob.

1968: Age 51 – Illustrates Disneyland Record 3966 “Enchanted Tiki Room” soundtrack w/book insert.

1969: Age 52 – Illustrates movie poster “Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here” (Robert Blake, Robert Redford).

1969: Age 52 – Illustrates album cover: Bobby Gentry “Fancy”.

1970: Age 53 – Illustrates movie poster (Spanish version) “Two Mules for Sister Sara” (Clint Eastwood, Shirley McClaine).

1970’s: Age 53 – Illustrates Mattel Toys: “Injector”; “Big Jim Torpedo Fist”; “Big Jim Safari Jeep”.

1971: Age 54 – Illustrates California Real Estate Magazine “Music Center Dorothy Chandler Pavilion”.

1974: Age 57 – Paints two illustrations of actor Gene Wilder in the 1974 Mel Brooks movie “Young Frankenstein”.

1974: Age 57 – Bart’s mother Hazel dies on October 23, 1974.

1975: Age 58 – Illustrates movie poster “Tommy – The Movie”.

1975: Age 58 – Illustrates calendar print “The Beech Conversion” (Beech Airplane).

1977: Age 60 – Illustrates movie poster “Barbarella” (Jane Fonda).

1978: Age 61 – Illustrates movie poster “Superman – The Movie”.

1980: Age 63 – Illustrates movie poster “The Rebels” (based on John Jake’s Bestseller).

1980’s: Age 63 – Illustrates Sandeen Inc’s Toy “’Spin Jammer – Whatchamastallit”! (flying disc).

1980’s: Age 63 – Illustrations for Tyco: “STP Super Stockers”; “A-Team Action Electric Racing Set”; “A-Team Action Train Set”; “Stompers Electric Trucking”.

1981: Age 64 – Illustrates Kidco: “Tough Wheels “The Cannon Ball Run”.

1982: Age 65 – Illustrates Kidco: “Magnum PI Burnin’ Key Cars”.

1982: Age 65 – Illustrates Intellivision “Lock N Chase” and “Night Stalker”.

1983: Age 66 – Illustrations for Bronski Theater “Indiscretion”; “Ladies”; “Naughty Nazis”; and “To Be Or Not To Be” (Shakespeare’s Hamlet) (Mel Brooks & Anne Bancroft).

1983: Age 66 – Participated in NASA Fine Arts Program for the 8^th Shuttle Mission.

1984: Age 67 – Illustrates for Tyco: “GI Joe Electric Train & Battle Set”.

1985: Age 68 – Illustrates for Tyco: “GI Joe Electric Trucking”.

1985: Age 68 – Illustrates for Tyco: “Transformers Electric Train & Battle Set”.

1985: Age 68 – Illustrates “Mission To Death” (Super Video Inc) (now in VHS Archives).

1987: Age 70 – Illustrates for Tyco: Dino-Riders – “Pterodactyl” and “Styracosaurus”.

1988: Age 71 – Illustrates movie ad: “Inherit The Wind” (Kirk Douglas) (based on the Monkey Scopes Trial).

1997: Age 79 – Dies on August 6, 1997 in Tujunga, California.