Dave Stevens
Dave Stevens (born July 29, 1955 in Lynwood , California , † March 10, 2008 in Turlock , California) was an American cartoonist , screenwriter and film producer .
Career
From 1977 he created storyboards for cartoons for Hanna-Barbera . He worked in the early 1980s to the storyboard from Raiders of the Lost Ark and the music video Thriller by Michael Jackson . In 1982 he developed the cartoon character Rocketeer . The unsuccessful pilot Cliff Secord finds a mysterious rocket backpack and becomes a flying superhero; the story takes place in the 1930s. The lasting success of the comics led to the film being made by the Walt Disney Company . Stevens was involved in the film as co-producer and co-writer of the screenplay, but it was only moderately successful at the box office.
Stevens died of leukemia .
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Dave Stevens in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Review of Dave Stevens Rocketeer - Complete Comics Edition
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stevens, Dave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comic book artist, screenwriter, and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lynwood , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 2008 |
| Place of death | Turlock , California |