Phil DeLara

Philip DeLara (1911–1973) was a Warner Bros. Cartoons animator and Disney comics, MGM and Hanna-Barbera artist.

Phil DeLara
Born	Philip Bruce DeLara (1911-09-01)September 1, 1911 Los Angeles, California, US
Died	July 5, 1973(1973-07-05) (aged 61)
Area(s)	Animator Artist

As an animator, he worked on Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck and later on Speedy Gonzales, and The Tasmanian Devil, among others. At Western Publishing, he was the main artist of Walt Disney Animation Studios's Chip 'n' Dale comics, but also drew Donald Duck, Gyro Gearloose and Uncle Scrooge as well as Mickey Mouse comics for the foreign-market Disney Studio stories.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Philip cartooned and graduated from Franklin High School and studied at the Otis Art Institute. After he studied, he drew for the Junior Times for eleven years with Cal Howard and Irv Spector. Warner Bros Cartoons was the first animation studio he worked for.

References

• Jerry Bails, The Who's Who of American comic.
• Chi é Phil Delara ?, Alberto Becattini in Zio Paperone (Italian Uncle Scrooge comic-book), 1998 [it].
• Phil DeLara by T. Lappoussière, Biography in Backup 9, 2001 (part 1) and Bibliography in Backup 12, 2002 (part 2) [fr].
• Phil DeLara in Donaldisten solohefte 1, 1983.
• lambiek.net
• Schlesinger's Exposure Sheet 1.2

External links

• Phil DeLara at Inducks
• Phil DeLara at the Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Phil DeLara at IMDb
• Philip B Debara in the 1940 Census
• Philip B Delara, Born 9/01/1911 in California