Morris
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 1, 1923
- Died
- July 16, 2001 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
Biography
Maurice De Bevere (1 December 1923 – 16 July 2001), better known as Morris, was a Belgian cartoonist, comics artist, illustrator and the creator of Lucky Luke, a bestselling comic series about a gunslinger in the American Wild West. He was inspired by the adventures of the historic Dalton Gang and other outlaws. It was a bestselling series for more than 50 years that was translated into 23 languages and published internationally. He collaborated for two decades with French writer René Goscinny on the series. Morris's pen name is an Anglicized version of his first name. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, Morris attended the well-known Jesuit college in Aalst. His math teacher told his parents the youth would unfortunately never succeed in life, as he passed math classes doodling in the margin of his math books. The student uniforms required there inspired his choices for those of the undertakers in his Lucky Luke cartoon series. Morris started his career after college drawing in the Compagnie Belge d'Actualités (CBA) animation studios. This was a small and short-lived Belgian animation studio, where he met fellow artists Peyo, André Franquin and Eddy Paape. After World War II, the company folded. Morris worked as an illustrator for Het Laatste Nieuws, a Flemish newspaper, and Le Moustique, a French-language weekly magazine published by Dupuis. He made some 250 covers and numerous other illustrations for the latter magazine, mainly caricatures of movie stars. Morris died in 2001 of an embolism following an accidental fall. In 1946, Morris created Lucky Luke for Spirou magazine, the Franco-Belgian comics magazine published by Dupuis. Lucky Luke is a solitary cowboy who travels across the Wild West, helping those in need and aided by his faithful horse, Jolly Jumper. The first adventure, "Arizona 1880", was published in L'Almanach Spirou 1947, released on 7 December 1946. Morris became one of the central artists of the magazine. He was one of the so-called La bande des quatre (Gang of Four), with Jijé, André Franquin, and Will. All four lived and worked for a couple of years at Jijé's studio in Waterloo, and became very good friends, stimulating each other artistically. In 1948, Morris, Jijé and Franquin travelled to the United States (Will was still too young and had to remain in Belgium). They wanted to get to know the country, see what was left of the Wild West, and meet some American comic artists. Morris stayed the longest of the three, for six years. During his six-year stay in the U.S. Morris met Jack Davis and Harvey Kurtzman, and assisted them with founding their Mad magazine at EC Comics. In the U.S. he also met René Goscinny, a French comic artist and writer. They developed a long collaboration, and Goscinny wrote all the Lucky Luke stories between 1955 and his death in 1977. In the 1950s, Goscinny was still fairly unknown, but he became the most successful comic writer in Europe, first with Lucky Luke and a few years later with his Asterix series. ... Source: Article "Morris (cartoonist)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Lucky Luke Mr Joseph
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke og de lovløse
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - 9 - Custermania
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Sorte Bjerge
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke in Welcome to Fanga Town
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke
TV · Comic Book · 1 ep
Lucky Luke
TV · Comic Book · 8 eps
Kid Lucky
TV · Comic Book, Characters · 52 eps
Nye Eventyr med Lucky Luke - Vol 4
Movie · Comic Book
The Daltons
TV · Characters · 191 eps
Lucky Luke
Movie · Characters, Comic Book
Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure
Movie · Novel, Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Des rails sur la prairie
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Grønskollingen
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 9 - Den Hvide Kavaler
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 10 - På sporet Af Dalton Brødrene
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 12 - Calamity Jane
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Doc Doxey
Movie · Comic Book
Rantanplan
TV · Comic Book · 75 eps
Lucky Luke: Den enarmade banditen
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 4 - Vejen Til Oklahoma
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 5 - Den Syngende Tråd
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 2 - Pigtråd Over Prærien
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 8 - I Boretårnets Skygge
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke: Bröderna Dalton blir kidnappade
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 1 - Billy The Kid
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 6 - Dalton Brødrene I Den Kolde Sne
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 3 - Dalton City
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 7 - Diligencen
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke and the Daltons
Movie · Characters, Comic Book
L'héritage De Rantanplan
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Cirkus Vilda Västern
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke: Dalton City
Movie · Comic Book
The New Adventures of Lucky Luke
TV · Comic Book · 52 eps
The Adventures of Lucky Luke
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke 2
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke
TV · Comic Book · 8 eps
Lucky Luke
Movie · Novel, Comic Book
Lucky Luke il treno fantasma
Movie · Comic Book
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Des barbelés sur la prairie
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke
TV · Comic Book · 52 eps
Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose
Movie · Adaptation, Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Het 20ste Cavalerie
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Bootrace Op De Mississipi
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Dalton contre Sherlock Holmes
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Aasgieren Boven De Prairie
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Daltons Breken Uit
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Erfenis Van Rataplan
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Hoeraatje Voor Holly Woods
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Ongelukkig In De Liefde
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Prikkeldraad In De Prairie
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Tortillas Voor De Daltons
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Voor Een Paar Grijpstuivers
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Bende Van Joss Jamon
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Daltons In De Blizzard
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Daltons Kopen Zich Vrij
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Daltons Op Vrije Voeten
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Schat Van De Daltons
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Spoorweg Door De Prairie
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Een Betere Wereld Voor De Daltons
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Een Nieuwe Vader Voor De Daltons
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - In Het Spoor Van De Daltons
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Daltons Spelen Indiaantje
Movie · Comic Book
Jesse James
Movie · Comic Book
Lukt Luke - De Rechter
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Het Dalton Kerstfeest
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Zingende Draad
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Witte Ridder
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Vliegende Cowboy
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Neven Dalton
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Legendarische Held
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Laatste Buffel
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Eenarmige Bandiet
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Blauwvoeten Op Oorlogspad
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Western Circus
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Liki Liki
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Indianen Roulette
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Het Escorte
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Geketende Liefde
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Fort Custer
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Spookstad
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Premiejager
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - De Postkoets
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - Le Clown
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke - The Daily Star
Movie · Comic Book
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
Movie · Story, Screenplay, Comic Book
Lucky Luke Le Cavalier Blanc
Movie · Comic Book
The Cowboy Who Loves His Horse
Movie · Characters, Comic Book
Daisy Town
Movie · Screenplay, Adaptation, Comic Book
Judge Roy Bean
Movie · Comic Book
Çifte Tabancalı Damat
Movie · Characters, Comic Book