Question: The Grinch is a fictional character created by an author that died in what year?

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Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster: Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster is a fictional character comic book superhero created by Michael T. Gilbert, most recently published by Dark Horse Comics.  The character first appeared in Pacific Comics "Vanguard Illustrated" #7 (July 1984).  Later the character graduated to his own monthly series "Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster" from Eclipse Comics.  Mr. Monster was derived from an old 1940's character created by Fred Kelly who appeared only twice in 1940s Canadian comic books ("Triumph Comics" #31, 1946, and "Super-Duper Comics" #3, 1947).  After trademarking Mr. Monster, Gilbert heavily revised the character creating a Horror/Humor hybrid which often featured heavy satire of both the horror genre and superhero comics in general.

Phoebe Snow (character): Phoebe Snow was a fictional character created by Earnest Elmo Calkins to promote the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.  The advertising campaign was one of the first to present a fictional character based on a live model amid impressionistic techniques.

Escapist (character): The Escapist is a superhero character created by Michael Chabon in the 2000 novel "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay".  In the novel, the Escapist is a fictional character created by the comics writer protagonists.  The character later featured in the metafictional work "Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist" and Brian K. Vaughan's comic "The Escapists".

Bannerman Clarke: Bannerman Clarke is a fictional character created by David Wellington.  He originally appeared in "Monster Nation" and later "Frostbite".  He is a Captain in the Colorado Army National Guard.  He is notable for having appeared in "Frostbite" though the two are apparently different fictional universes (he apparently died in "Monster Nation"), and for the "Bannerman Lives" campaign by a group of Wellington fans.

Sudden: James Green aka Sudden is a fictional character created by an English author Oliver Strange in the early 1930s as the hero of a series, originally published by George Newnes Books Ltd, set in the American Wild West era.  Oliver Strange died in 1952, and the series was revived by Frederick H. Christian in the 1960s.  Christian classified the books as "Piccadilly westerns", that is books written by English authors, simply drawing on the conventions the genre, with no first hand experience of America.  The Sudden books are among the earliest and best-loved of the type.  Sudden is portrayed as an intrepid and accurate gunfighter in search of two men who cheated his foster father.  James Green earns the nickname "Sudden" because of his lightning speed with a gun.  Sudden is portrayed as a stereotypical gunfighter: an intelligent and resourceful drifting cowboy who is respectful of the law, unwilling to use a gun unless absolutely necessary, humanitarian, brave, strong, and fair.  The first book was published in 1930 and was followed by 10 more until the 1940s and featured vivid descriptions of the western American landscape, rare in an author at that time.  The series became popular for its exciting narrations combining elements of mystery, suspense, and action, with engaging characters, in a Wild West setting of dusty towns, ranches, and saloons.

Grinch: The Grinch is a fictional character created by Dr. Seuss.  He is best known as the main character of the children's book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! " (1957).

Warwick Todd: Warwick Todd is a fictional character created by author and comedian Tom Gleisner.  Todd is the author of four fictional cricket diaries: "The Warwick Todd Diaries" (1997), "" (1998), "Warwick Todd Goes the Tonk" (2001) and "Warwick Todd - Up in the Block Hole" (2009).  The first 3 books in the series were Australian bestsellers.

Roberta Quimby: Roberta Day Quimby is a fictional character created by American children's author Beverly Cleary.  Named after her father, Robert Quimby, Roberta is the youngest of three Quimby children; Beezus Quimby is the eldest and Ramona Quimby is the middle child.  In addition to her mother, father and sisters, she also has an aunt, uncle and cousin.  She is introduced in the book "Ramona Forever", and is one year old in the last book "Ramona's World".  Roberta has a playful personality, and she seems to be taking after Ramona.  She was played by twins Aila and Zanti McCubbing the 2010 film adaptation, "Ramona and Beezus".  There is currently no merchandise for Roberta, as she is a minor character.

Dr. Seuss: Theodor Seuss Geisel ( ; March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American author, political cartoonist, poet, animator, book publisher, and artist, best known for authoring children's books under the pen name Dr. Seuss ( ).  His work includes several of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.

Evan Michael Tanner: Evan Michael Tanner, or simply Tanner, is a fictional character created by American author Lawrence Block.  Tanner appears in eight novels.  Seven of those were published in the 5-year period 1966-1970; the eighth one appeared in 1998, after a 28-year gap.

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Answer: 1991