Homer Simpson Inspirer Dies Amid Comparisons to Genius

From: All Things Considered (NPR) | Date: March 19, 1996 | Copyright information

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Matt Groening based his famous TV family "The Simpsons" on his own family. His father, Homer Groening, acclaimed for his work in films and advertising, died. Papers describe him as a renaissance man and genius.

LINDA WERTHEIMER, Host: Readers of today's Portland newspaper, The Oregonian, will note on the obituary page the passing of a local man. The paper calls 76-year-old Homer Groening, who died Friday, a renaissance man and creative genius. Mr. Groening was a movie maker and advertising executive known for his humor, but many of us will probably remember ...

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