Cartoonist Ted Key, creator of `Hazel' comic, dies at 95 By BOB LENTZ,
Associated Press Writer

PHILADELPHIA - Cartoonist Ted Key, whose comic strip "Hazel" about a
bossy maid went from magazine page to TV screen, has died. He was 95.

He died Saturday at his home in the Philadelphia suburb of Tredyffrin
Township after a 1 1/2-year battle with cancer, his son Peter Key said
Monday.

"Hazel" was a popular feature in The Saturday Evening Post from the
time it debuted in 1943. It evolved into a prime-time series in 1961
that starred Shirley Booth and ran for four years on NBC and one year
on CBS.

Key also created the characters Mr. Peabody and Sherman for producer
Jay Ward. The time-traveling dog/scientist and his boy made their TV
debuts in 1959 in segments on the animated show "Rocky and His
Friends."