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Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was a famous Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951) and Gyro Gearloose (1952). The quality of his scripts and drawings earned him the nick names The Duck Man and The Good Duck Artist. He has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of the 20th century.
Biography
Barks was born in Merrill, Oregon to William Barks and his wife Arminta Johnson. He had an older brother named Clyde. His paternal grandfather was named David Barks and his maternal grandparents were Carl Johnson and his wife Suzanna Massey, but little else is known about his ancestors.
Childhood
According to Carl's description of his childhood, he was a rather lonely child. His parents owned one square mile (2.6 km²) of land that served as their farm. The nearest neighbor lived half a mile (800 m) away, but he was more an acquaintance to Barks' parents than a friend. The closest school was about two miles (3 km) away and Carl had to walk that distance every day. The rural area had few children, though, and Barks later remembered that his school had only about eight or ten students including him. More on [ Carl Barks ]
A Guidebook to the Carl Barks Universe - The definite guide to life and work. By Daniël van Eijmeren, includes a trivia, a gallery and a bibliography
Carl Barks: His Life, His Works, His Legacy - Descriptions and pictures of lithographs, serigraphs and sculptures. Also includes information on the Carl Barks Fan Club.
Meta Description: [ A complete guide to the world of Carl Barks, with info on his work and life, as well as the Carl Barks Fan Club. ]
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Carl Barks: His Work and His Life - Features comic beginnings from around the world, articles about the master, oil paintings, and a collector's list.
Grimble Gromble's Carl Barks page - A site dedicated to master of Disney comics. With a biography, some greatest hits and very interesting rare art.
Meta Description: [ A site dedicated to Carl Barks, master of Disney comics. ]
The HTML BarksBase - Indexes about characters, references, stories, paintings and cartoons.
Meta Description: [ The comprehensive internet database on famous comic-book artist Carl Barks. Includes a biography, a commented index of Barks' comic-book work, alphabetical and chronological indexes, a name register, information on his animated cartoons and oil paintings, and numerous special lists. ]
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