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An editor of Outdoor Life magazine from 1956-1974, Elliot was also the outdoors columnist The Atlanta Constitution, and through 1987 for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. But millions know him as "Mark Trail" -- Elliot's life was the model for the comic strip character created by Ed Dodd (John Wayt was the physical model). Previously, Elliott was a Georgia state forest ranger, then a U.S. forest ranger. He died May 1 from cancer and heart problems at age 93.
From This is True for 30 April 2000
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