Merrill De Maris
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 the INDUCKS
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- ↑ As seen on the fifth strip of "The Gleam"
- ↑ Too Many Pets at the INDUCKS
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External links
- Merrill De Maris at the INDUCKS
- Merrill De Maris at the Internet Movie Database
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