<Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Inkpot Award (1981) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Lois </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> John Allen Saunders, David, Penny, Lois Ann </Td> </Tr> <P> Allen Saunders (April 24, 1899--January 28, 1986) was an American writer, journalist and cartoonist who wrote the comic strips Steve Roper and Mike Nomad, Mary Worth and Kerry Drake . </P>

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