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Merrill De Maris

Story Artist | * 02/26/1898 († 50, 12/31/1948) | New Jersey
Merrill De Maris (February 26, 1898, New Jersey – December 31, 1948, Escondido, California) was an American 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, Chief O'Hara and Detective Casey. In 1942, they gave Minnie Mouse a full name as Minerva Mouse, for the four-month comic strip story "The Gleam". De Maris also wrote for the Silly Symphony comic strip from December 1937 to October 1942, writing the comic strip adaptations of the feature films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio and Bambi. In 1943, De Maris abandoned a half-finished outline for a Donald Duck comic book story. The publisher gave the outline to Carl Barks, who polished it, made it longer, and published it as "Too Many Pets", in Donald Duck Four Color #29 (Sept 1943). ()
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Writer who worked onDisneyComic Strips forKing Features Syndicate. De Maris helpedFloyd Gottfredsonwith many of his earlyMickey Mousecomic strips; they co-created famous characters likePhantom Blot,Chief O'HaraandDetective Casey. In 1942 they gaveMinnie Mousea full name as Minerva Mouse,for the four-month comic strip story "The Gleam". He also helpedCarl Barkswith one of hisDonald Duckstories, titledToo Many Pets.De Maris also participated at theDisney Studioon the story adaptation for 1937'sSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs.-WikipediaEntry.

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Kids & Family | Fantasy

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Movies with Merrill De Maris as Crew(6)

Writing/Original Film Writer2025 Disney's Snow White
Writing/Story1938 Wynken, Blynken & Nod
Writing/Story1937 Don Donald
Writing/Screenplay1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Writing/Storyboard1937 Little Hiawatha
Writing/Story1936 Three Blind Mouseketeers

Born: Saturday, 02/26 1898 (February) in New Jersey
Died: Friday, 12/31 1948 (December) in Escondido (aged: 50)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Merrill De Maris frequently works together with these people:
Walt Disney (5x, Crew)
Ben Sharpsteen (4x, Crew)
Ugo D'Orsi (4x, Crew)
Webb Smith (4x, Crew)
Otto Englander (4x, Crew)
Dick Huemer (3x, Crew)
Larry Morey (3x, Crew)
David Hand (3x, Crew)
Bob Wickersham (3x, Crew)
William Cottrell (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:478909, Added: 10/02/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024