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Lee Falk

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American comics writer

United StatesWritersLived 1911 to 1999 · aged 87
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Lee Falk, born Leon Harrison Gross, was an American writer, playwright, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the comic strips Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom. At the height of their popularity, these strips attracted over 100 million readers every day.

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2013Will Eisner Hall of Fame
1989Inkpot Award
1971Yellow Kid Award
Adamson Awards

Connected to Lee 6

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Lee Falk, born Leon Harrison Gross, was an American writer, playwright, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the comic strips Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom. At the height of their popularity, these strips attracted over 100 million readers every day. Falk also wrote short stories, and he contributed to a series of paperback novels about The Phantom.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1999 · aged 87
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20 languages

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