Harris Levey
Harris Levey | |
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![]() Levey, on left with pencil. Circa 1946 | |
Born | [1] | August 13, 1921
Died | August 18, 1984 | (aged 63)
Other names | Lee Harris, Leland Harris, Harris Levy |
Occupation(s) | comic book artist, magazine illustrator, art director |
Harris Levey (August 13, 1921 – August 18, 1984),
Early life
As a teenager, Harris Levey studied at DeWitt Clinton High School[3] in The Bronx. During his time there, he contributed illustrations to its literary magazine, The Magpie.[3][4]
DC Comics
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Harris changed his name legally from "Harris Levey" to "Leland Harris" in his late teens following high school.[citation needed] After graduating, he worked briefly as an assistant to a theatrical magician billed as "Dante.[5]
His first known credited
He returned to comics with a
Harris, often referred to in comic-book literature as "Harris Levy", generally signed his DC work as "Lee Harris", sometimes simply "Harris", or as "Leland Harris" (the latter being his legal name at the time).
Harris' son, Jonathan Levey, was interviewed by Richard Arndt about Harris' contributions of artwork for DC comics and other publications, carried out during the Golden Age of comics. This 28 page interview was featured prominently in issue # 125 (June 2014) of Alter Ego Magazine: http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=122&products_id=1123 and was edited by internationally recognized Comic Historian, Roy Thomas. This feature article includes dozens of high-resolution colour scans scanned images of Harris' original artwork and serves as verification and as a rich resource on the artistry and contributions of Harris.
Commercial art and advertising
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Circa 1948, Harris left the comic book field. In 1954, prior to his marriage to Elinor Seidl (1955), Harris changed his name legally from "Leland Harris", back to his original given name of "Harris Levey". In 1956 and 1963, Harris and his wife had two sons. By the early 1960s, while living in the
During this period he created freelance cover illustrations for
Harris left the New York Times to serve as art director for the New York City
Death
During a weekend with his wife at a cabin near Crown Point, New York in the Adirondack Mountains, Harris suffered a heart attack during a hike. He was taken to Lake Placid Memorial Hospital, where he succumbed to heart failure at age 63.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VM28-FW1 : accessed 01 Mar 2013), Harris Levey, August 18, 1984.
- ^ Social Security Death Index, which gives full birth date but only month and year of death
- ^ a b "The Magpie Sings the Great Depression: Author/Artists". archive.is. 2013-04-14. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ "The Magpie Sings the Great Depression: Author/Artists". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Air Wave". www.cosmicteams.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ Detective Comics #60 at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Air Wave at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
- Fictioneer Books. pp. 45–51.
- ^ "Bibliography: Cover: Amazing Stories, March 1953 at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
External links
- Lee Harris/Harris Levy at the Grand Comics Database
- Harris Levy at the DC Database