COMIC ARTIST

Morris

1923 - 2001

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Maurice De Bevere (Dutch: [moːˈriz də ˈbeːvərə]; French: [mɔʁis də bəvɛʁ, moʁ-]; 1 December 1923 – 16 July 2001), better known as Morris, was a Belgian comics artist, illustrator and the creator of Lucky Luke, a bestselling comic series about a gunslinger in the American Wild West. He was inspired by the adventures of the historic Dalton Gang and other outlaws. It was a bestselling series for more than 50 years that was translated into 23 languages and published internationally. He collaborated for two decades with French writer René Goscinny on the series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Morris is the 8th most popular comic artist (up from 12th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Belgium (up from 113th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Comic Artist.

Morris is most famous for the Morris chair, a type of chair with a curved back that was popular in the 18th century.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Morris ranks 8 out of 226. Before him are Hergé, René Goscinny, Osamu Tezuka, Akira Toriyama, Charles M. Schulz, and Albert Uderzo. After him are Frank Miller, Joseph Barbera, Carl Barks, Hugo Pratt, Peyo, and Zdeněk Miler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Morris ranks 31. Before him are Jack Kilby, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Attenborough, Arvid Carlsson, Mauno Koivisto, and Alan Shepard. After him are Yma Sumac, Lee Teng-hui, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Antoni Tàpies, Anne Baxter, and Carroll Shelby. Among people deceased in 2001, Morris ranks 27. Before him are Alberto Korda, Gilbert Bécaud, Wilhelm Mohnke, Fred Hoyle, Ernst Gombrich, and Nikolay Basov. After him are William Hanna, Marie José of Belgium, Donald J. Cram, Timothy McVeigh, Masao Ono, and Robert Ludlum.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Morris ranks 91 out of 1,190. Before him are Jacky Ickx (1945), Adrian Willaert (1490), Émile Verhaeren (1855), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820), Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1217), and Ernest Solvay (1838). After him are Hubert van Eyck (1366), Matilda of Flanders (1031), Princess Louise of Belgium (1858), Jacques Piccard (1922), Philippe de Champaigne (1602), and Rik Van Looy (1933).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Belgium

Among comic artists born in Belgium, Morris ranks 2. Before him are Hergé (1907). After him are Peyo (1928), André Franquin (1924), Benoît Sokal (1954), Jean Van Hamme (1939), Hermann Huppen (1938), Jean-Michel Charlier (1924), Jijé (1914), Willy Vandersteen (1913), and Greg (1931).

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