Hilda Terry

Hilda Terry
Hilda Terry in 1947.
BornTheresa Hilda Fellman
(1914-06-15)June 15, 1914
Newburyport, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 13, 2006(2006-10-13) (aged 92)
New York City
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist
Notable works
Teena
AwardsNational Cartoonists Society Animation Award, 1979
Friends of Lulu Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame, 2001

Theresa Hilda D’Alessio (June 25, 1914 October 13, 2006), better known as Hilda Terry, was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip Teena. It ran in newspapers from 1944 to 1964. After marriage, she usually signed her name Theresa H. D’Alessio. In 1950, she became the first woman allowed to join the National Cartoonists Society.