Merrill De Maris
| Merrill De Maris | |
|---|---|
| Born | Merrill De Maris February 26, 1898 New Jersey, United States |
| Died | December 31, 1948 (aged 50) Escondido, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | writer |
Merrill De Maris (February 26, 1898, New Jersey – December 31, 1948, Escondido, California)[1] was a writer who worked on Disney Comic Strips for King Features Syndicate.
De Maris helped Floyd Gottfredson with many of his early Mickey Mouse comic strips; they co-created famous characters like Phantom Blot,[2] Chief O'Hara and Detective Casey. In 1942 they gave Minnie Mouse a full name as Minerva Mouse,[3] for the four-month comic strip story "The Gleam".
He also helped Carl Barks with one of his Donald Duck stories, titled Too Many Pets.[4] De Maris also participated at the Disney Studio on the story adaptation for 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[5]
References
- ^ Inducks biography at Inducks
- ^ Markstein, Don. "THE PHANTOM BLOT". Toonopedia.com. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ As seen on the fifth strip of "The Gleam"
- ^ Too Many Pets at Inducks
- ^ Young, R. G. (2000). The encyclopedia of fantastic film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 577. ISBN 1-55783-269-2.
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