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==Cartoonist and author==
==Cartoonist and author==
Dean’s studio is filled with sketches and caricatures of other cartoonists, including [[Al Capp]], the creator of ''Li'l Abner.'' and [[Bill Mauldin]], whose “Up Front” appeared in ''The Stars and Stripes'' military newspaper during the war. Jeff MacNelly, [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]],'' patterned his style after Mauldin and later honored Dean with a caricature of Dean himself.<ref name=willis/>
Dean’s studio is filled with sketches and caricatures of other cartoonists, including [[Al Capp]], the creator of ''Li'l Abner.'' and William Henry "Bill" Mauldin (1921-2003), whose “Up Front” appeared in ''The Stars and Stripes'' military newspaper during the war. Jeff MacNelly, [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]],'' patterned his style after Mauldin and later honored Dean with a caricature of Dean himself.<ref name=willis/>
Dean has published some of his drawings in ''Louisiana Historical Homesteads'' and he has written a history of Louisiana and a separate volume in 2005 on Natchitoches, the oldest settlement in the former [[Louisiana Purchase]]. Entitled ''Historic Natchitoches: Beauty of the Cane'', the book is a study of the history, people, and attractions of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.judgeporterhouse.com/publications.htm|title=Awards/Press|publisher=judgeporterhouse.com|accessdate=August 31, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> On April 13, 2006, Dean wrote a column in ''The Alexandria Town Talk'' discussing the origin of the names of the various communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060419/COMMUNITIES/50228005|title=What makes Grant Parish special for Pap Dean|publisher=''The AlexandriaTown Talk''|date=April 13, 2006|accessdate=September 1, 2009}}</ref>
Dean has published some of his drawings in ''Louisiana Historical Homesteads'' and he has written a history of Louisiana and a separate volume in 2005 on Natchitoches, the oldest settlement in the former [[Louisiana Purchase]]. Entitled ''Historic Natchitoches: Beauty of the Cane'', the book is a study of the history, people, and attractions of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.judgeporterhouse.com/publications.htm|title=Awards/Press|publisher=judgeporterhouse.com|accessdate=August 31, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> On April 13, 2006, Dean wrote a column in ''The Alexandria Town Talk'' discussing the origin of the names of the various communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060419/COMMUNITIES/50228005|title=What makes Grant Parish special for Pap Dean|publisher=''The AlexandriaTown Talk''|date=April 13, 2006|accessdate=September 1, 2009}}</ref>