- Paul Murry
Infobox Comics creator
name = Paul Murry
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birthdate =November 25 ,1911
location = Saint Joseph,Missouri ,United States
deathdate =August 4 ,1989
deathplace = Palmdale,California ,United States
nationality = American
area = artist
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awards =Paul Murry (
November 25 ,1911 , Saint Joseph,Missouri —August 4 ,1989 , Palmdale,California ) was an American cartoonist and comics artist. He is best known for hisDisney comics , which appeared inDell Comics andGold Key Comics from 1946 to 1984.Like many Disney comic book artists Murry started his career working at the Walt Disney Studios. During his time there he was an assistant to legendary animator Fred Moore. In the 1940s, Murry worked on Disney newspaper strips, including the Sunday "Uncle Remus and His Tales of Brer Rabbit" strip from the first installment on October 14, 1945 through July 14, 1946. After leaving the studio in 1946 he began to work for
Western Publishing doing stories featuring the Disney characters.Dell "Four Color " No. 129 (1946) featuring three Uncle Remus stories penciled by Murry was the first comic book containing his artwork.He is best known for his rendition of
Mickey Mouse and associated characters. This includes serials starring Mickey andGoofy in "Walt Disney's Comics and Stories " and "Mickey Mouse Magazine". Many of these serials were written byCarl Fallberg . Murry also drew such characters asDonald Duck ,Uncle Scrooge ,Brer Rabbit , The Sleuth, and others. "The Phantom Blot" and "Super Goof "comic book s contained many Murry stories.Besides Disney, Murry also drew
Woody Woodpecker comics, the "Buck O'Rue " comic strip (written byDick Huemer ), and gag cartoons.Further reading
"Profili Album Paul Murry: Mice, Ducks and Cheesecake" (Glamour International, 2002). Includes a generous selection of Murry's girlie cartoons done in the 1950s along with a sequence from the Buck O'Rue western comic strip Murry did with writer Dick Huemer from 1951-1953. The book has text in Italian and English.
First Mickey Work
Murry's first published Mickey Mouse story was "Mickey Mouse and the Monster Whale," in "Vacation Parade" #1 (July 1950).
External links
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* [http://art-bin.com/art/murryeng.html More information on Paul Murry]
* [http://www.huemer.com/cowboys2.htm Buck O'Rue page on Huemer family website]
* [http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2007_05_01_archive.html 1951 publicity article on Buck O'Rue]
* [http://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/murry_paul.htm Paul Murry] inLambiek 's Comiclopedia
* [http://www.simplecodeworks.com/ndcc/moons/ The Topsy-Turvy Moons of Paul Murry]
* [http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=ww080117ws Disney's B'rer Rabbit Hops Into the Funny Pages]
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