Claire S. Moe

Claire Stander Moe (1897 - 1976), who also used the pennames Vic Todd and Orville Wells, was a Swiss-American comic book artist from during the late-1930s and early-1940s who worked primarily through the Chesler Studio and Funnies, Inc.

Life & Career

Moe was born Claire Stander in Berne, Switzerland, where she later received formal art training. In 1914, she immigrated to New York. By 1926, she had married Norwegian immigrant Gunnar Hilmarsen Moe, and they had a daughter, Claire Gurine Moe. By 1930, they had settled in Westchester County, where they lived until at least 1940. According to the 1930 and 1940 U.S. Census, Gunnar worked as a tiler, but the 1940 Census does not list an occupation for Claire despite having been producing comics for about three years at that point. This may indicate that she considered it more of a hobby than a job.

Gunnar died in August 1960; Claire is said to have died in 1976.

Sources

• Claire Moe (Stander) Geni.com profile.
• Claire Moe, United States Census, 1930.
• Claire Moe, United States Census, 1940.
• Gunnar Moe, New York State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index, 1957-1963.