No Man is Poor who can do what he likes ~ Scrooge McDuck
Carl Barks
Born March 27, 1901 on a grain ranch near Merrill, Oregon, Carl Barks has spent most of his life drawing, illustrating, painting and telling stories about ducks. Disney Ducks have always been the favorites. In 1935, Carl joined Walt Disney Productions as a storyboard artist, gag man and writer. He worked on such famous cartoons as Donald's Nephews (1928), Donald's Cousin Gus (1939), Timber (1941), The Vanishing Private (1942) and The Plastics Inventor (1944). For many years, Carl was the preeminent Disney comic book artist. His numbers had great popularity, and his contributions to the Duck family are notable. He became the principle Donald Duck comic book artist. In the cartoons, Donald is mainly a loafing, lazy hothead with a barely understandable quacking. To make him suitable for a comic book, Barks gave Donald articulated speech and shaded emotions. Carl is considered the father of the miserly Uncle Scrooge McDuck and is generally credited with giving Huey, Dewey, and Louie their distinctive personalities. Duckburg and many of the Duck clan owe their existence to his pen and paintbrush. Home
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