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Dean’s studio was 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’s studio was 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 wrote 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. 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 wrote 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. 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; no longer on-line}}</ref>
After his newspaper tenure, Dean and his second wife, Jimmie S. Dean (1919–2005), retired to [[rural]] Baghdad near Colfax, known particularly as the home of the Louisiana Pecan Festival. He continued thereafter to practice his craft at his own pace through the River Oaks Studio in downtown [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], some twenty-five miles south of Colfax.
After his newspaper tenure, Dean and his second wife, Jimmie S. Dean (1919–2005), retired to [[rural]] Baghdad near Colfax, known particularly as the home of the Louisiana Pecan Festival. He continued thereafter to practice his craft at his own pace through the River Oaks Studio in downtown [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], some twenty-five miles south of Colfax.