born february 9, 1928 in brooklyn, new york he was the only boy had 3 sisters began drawing at age 3...
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Frank Frazetta
1928-2010
Birth and early childhood•Born February 9, 1928 in
Brooklyn, New York•He was the only boy•Had 3 sisters•Began drawing at age 3•Sold his first crayon drawing to his Grandma for a penny.
•In Kindergarten, his teacher was impressed that his drawings rivaled those of a ten
year old.•By age 8, his parents enrolled
him in the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts.•His teacher was Michael Falanga, an award winning Italian artist.
Continued:
•At age 16, he published his first comic story, “the Snowman”.•His teacher died suddenly the same year and the school closed.•He started looking for work and later turned down Walt Disney.
Teen Years
•He worked for several comic book companies such as EC Comics, National Comics, fantasy book company Avon and several others.•Some of his works include John Wayne
Comics, Buck Rogers, Famous Funnies and Ghost Rider.•George Lucas claimed Frazetta’s Buck
Rogers inspired him for Star Wars.
Comic Books
Dating and Marriage
•Known as a playboy for several years. •met 17-year-old Eleanor Kelly when he
was 24.•He felt that she was loyal and intelligent.•After 4 years of dating, they were married on November 17, 1956.
Adult Life and Career•Worked with Al Capp on Li’l Abner comic strip and Dan
Barry’s Flash Gordon.•Produced his own; Johnny Comet•Loved baseball, but turned down an offer to play baseball
for the New York Giants.•Worked with Harvey Kurtzman on Little Annie Fanny for
Playboy magazine.•Did many movie posters and paperback book covers.•Most common was his artwork for “Conan the Adventurer” by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp. And Death Dealer series.•Conan series sold 10 million copies; the 60’s equivalent of
Harry Potter in popularity.
Little Annie Fanny
Conan the Adventurer
Conan the Conqueror
Death Dealer Series
•In 1983, he was a large part of creating an animated movie; “Fire and Ice”. But was a disappointment as the technology was not up to par with Star Wars.•Frank had many health problems such as an untreated thyroid condition and several strokes that impaired his ability to paint. •He was persistent to continue so he began painting left handed.•His failing health caused much dispute among his children over his art collection which was worth $20-50 million.•In 2003, a documentary film was released called “Painting with Fire”.•His wife, Ellie, died in July of 2009.•After suffering a severe stroke, Frank Frazetta died May 10, 2010 in Fort Myers, Florida.•He was survived by 2 sons, Alfonso and William; and 2 daughters, Heidi and Holly. He had 11 grandchildren.
Later Life
Art by Frank Frazetta
Girl Holding Hair1950
Golden Girl1952
Reassembled Man1965
Winged Terror1965
SEA MONSTER1966
Spider Man1966
Creatures of the Night1969
The Silver Warrior1972
Castle of Sin1978
Las Vegas1979
The Moon’s Rapture1987
Dawn Attack1991
Geisha -Unknown date
Queen Kong –unknown date