Leonard Starr
Leonard Starr (born October 28, 1925 in New York City , † June 30, 2015 ) was an American comic artist .
Life
Leonard Starr was in the High School of Music and Art and the Pratt Institute . From 1942 on he worked for various publishers, first as an Inker or background artist, later as a main draftsman. In 1957 he created the comic strip Mary Perkins, On Stage , a soap opera about the Broadway beauty Mary Perkins, which Starr had drawn in a realistic, elegant style for 23 years. From 1979 he continued to draw Little Orphan Annie , a comic strip once invented by Harold Gray . Starr looked after the comic until his retirement. For the French publisher Dargaud he created the album series Kelly Green as a copywriter , which was drawn by Stan Drake .
Starr also worked as a writer on television. His best-known authorship was for the American action animated series ThunderCats .
Albums
- Kelly Green 1–3 (Carlsen Verlag 1983–1984)
Prizes & awards (selection)
- 1965: Reuben Award for Mary Perkins, On Stage
Web links
- Leonard Starr in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Leonard Starr at lambiek.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Evanier: Leonard Starr, RIP . Retrieved June 30, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rigid, Leonard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 2015 |