Leonard Starr
Leonard Starr | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | October 28, 1925
Died | June 30, 2015 | (aged 89)
Area(s) | Writer, editor, publisher, producer |
Notable works | On Stage Little Orphan Annie |
Leonard Starr (October 28, 1925 – June 30, 2015) was an American
Early life
Born October 28, 1925,
Career
While attending Pratt during 1942–43, Starr worked for the
Throughout the 1940s, Starr worked for a plethora of publishers of both comic books and
In the late 1940s, he drew for
Mary Perkins, On Stage
In 1957, Starr created the comic strip
Other work
Starr returned to comic books very briefly during the 1970s and 1980s, working on "
Starr expanded into animation in the 1980s, as he noted, "Started writing television scripts in the early 1970s, and in 1984 I was asked to develop and write the bible for the animated television show ThunderCats, and also act as the story editor and head writer. Moved to Westport, Connecticut in 1970 where I still live today." Starr eventually wrote 23 episodes for ThunderCats.[10]
He also worked on the
In the 1980s Starr attended as a guest several comic conventions held in New York. Also, he was a guest at the 1982 San Diego Comic-Con, at which he received an Inkpot Award.
Little Orphan Annie
In 1979 he revived the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. The strip had been in reprints since 1974 after a string of unsuccessful artists had succeeded the famous creator Harold Gray, who had died in 1968. Retitled Annie, Starr's incarnation of the strip received the National Cartoonists Society's Story Comic Strip Award in 1983 and 1984. Starr continued it successfully until his retirement in 2000.[3]
Later life
Beginning in 2006, Starr produced new artwork for the covers to the ongoing series of On Stage reprint volumes published by Classic Comics Press.[11] To publicize the reprints he was a guest at the 2008 New York Comic Con and 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. He died June 30, 2015.[12]
Classic Comics Press has announced plans to publish Cannonball Carmody in English for the first time plus excerpts of sketchbooks from early in Starr's career.[13]
Screenwriting
Television
- Festival of Family Classics (1972)
- ThunderCats (1985–1987): seasons 1–2 head writer
- SilverHawks (1986)
- The Comic Strip (1987)
Film
- The Red Baron (1972)
References
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- Lambiek Comiclopedia. Archivedfrom the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bails, Jerry; Hames Ware. "Starr, Leonard". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
- ^ Howell, Richard, "Introduction" to Real Love – The Best of the Simon and Kirby Romance Comics" 1940s-1950s (Eclipse Books, 1988)
- ^ "Leonard Starr's Comics Work 1945–50; 1951–55". Archived from the original on August 9, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
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- ^ Moench, Doug (w), Robbins, Frank (p), Starr, Leonard (i). "Night of the Vampire-Stalker" Adventure into Fear, no. 27 (April 1975). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Byrne, John (w), Byrne, John (p), Starr, Leonard; Williams, Keith (i). "Visitor" Action Comics, no. 597 (February 1988). DC Comics.
- ^ Carlson, Mark. Winnie Winkle–The Saga of America's Working Girl
- ^ Crichton 2011, p. 81.
- ^ Mary Perkins On Stage reprint volumes listing
- ^ Evanier, Mark (June 30, 2015). "Leonard Starr, R.I.P." News From Me. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Cannonball Carmody
Further reading
- Amash, Jim (2012). Alter Ego Nos.110-113. In-depth four part interview with Starr on his career.
- Cobb, David. "When it got to be moose-hunting time in the bar, Starr turned up On Stage". Toronto Telegram. December 9, 1967. p. 28
- Crichton, David (2011). Hear the Roar!. Telos Publishing.