Morris
Belgian comics artist (1923-2001) · Belgium · On the map · Artists · Died at 77
Maurice De Bevere, better known as Morris, was a Belgian comics artist, illustrator, and the creator of Lucky Luke, a best-selling comic series about a gunslinger in the American Wild West. He was inspired by the adventures of the historic Dalton Gang and other outlaws.
Morris is read about 307 times a day, in 39 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 112 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
People around Morris
Close ties
René Goscinny Professional partner
Jijé Taught Morris
Roger Carel Also in Daisy Town (1971)
Pierre Trabaud Also in Daisy Town (1971)
Jacques Balutin Also in Daisy Town (1971)
Terence Hill Directed Lucky Luke (1991)
Joseph Barbera Directed Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose (1983)
William Hanna Directed Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose (1983)
Jean Girault Directed Judge Roy Bean (1971)
Pierre Chenal Directed The Lafarge Case (1938)
Ted Nicolaou Directed Lucky Luke 2 (1992)
Ray Patterson Directed Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose (1983)
Özdemir Birsel Produced The Cowboy Who Loves His Horse (1974)
Also in Deutsch
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About this person
It was a best-selling series for more than 50 years, published internationally and translated into 23 languages. He collaborated for two decades with French writer René Goscinny on the series. Morris's pen name is an Anglicized version of Maurice.
