- Phil Frank
Infobox Person
name = Phil Frank
image_size = 250px
birth_date = birth date|1943|3|27
birth_place =Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ,United States
death_date = death date and age|2007|9|13|1943|3|27
death_place =Bolinas, California ,United States
known_for = CreatingFarley , The Elderberries comics
occupation = Artist, Comic CreatorPhil Frank (
March 27 1943 –September 13 2007 ) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of theSan Francisco -basedcomic strip "Farley" and the artist on nationally syndicated comic strip "The Elderberries " (written byJoe Troise ). Frank and Troise have worked together on other comic strip projects, including "Chateau Defeat " (published in the "Wine Spectator "), "Miles to Go", and both "Nigel Shiftright, Automotive Anachronism" and the eponymous "Frank and Troise" forRoad & Track magazine.Frank announced his retirement for health reasons on September 7, 2007 [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/07/MNGVRAA1M.DTL Farley, Elderberries cartoonist Phil Frank retiring due to illness] , San Francisco Chronicle, September 7, 2007.] and died shortly thereafter in
Bolinas, California . Frank had been suffering from abrain tumor for months prior to and was gravely ill at the time of the announcement. [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/13/BA5GQV2IQ.DTL Farley creator Phil Frank dies after a months-long illness] , San Francisco Chronicle, September 13, 2007.]External links
* [http://www.farleycomicstrip.com Official Website]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/farley/ Farley] , the comic strip.
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/comics/farley/bio.dtl&type=comics Biography] from the "San Francisco Chronicle "
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/13/MN5GQV2IQ.DTL&feed=rss.news Phil Frank Dies]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/09/MNGVRAA1M.DTL Phil Frank Retires]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/09/09/DDASMUSSENBR.DTL Don Assumen remembers Phil Frank]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/philfrank/ Memorial Page]References
Persondata
NAME = Frank, Phil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Cartoonist
DATE OF BIRTH = 27 March 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH = Pittsburgh, PA
DATE OF DEATH = 12 September 2007
PLACE OF DEATH = Bolinas, CA
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