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Will Eisner (1917-2005)

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Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Born:
March 6, 1917

Died:
January 3, 2005

Biography from TheMovieDB

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  William Erwin "Will" Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit; for his use of comics as an instructional medium; for his leading role in establishing the graphic novel as a form of literature with his book A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories; and for his educational work about the medium as exemplified by his book Comics and Sequential Art.  The comics community paid tribute to Eisner by creating the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, more commonly known as "the Eisners", to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium. Eisner enthusiastically participated in the awards ceremony, congratulating each recipient. In 1987, with Carl Barks and Jack Kirby, he was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Eisner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Film Production

Author:
1987  The Spirit

Characters:
1952  Blackhawk
1987  The Spirit

Comic Book:
1952  Blackhawk
1987  The Spirit
2008  The Spirit

Idea:
1952  Blackhawk
1985  The Super
1987  The Spirit
2008  The Spirit

Original Story:
1952  Blackhawk
1985  The Super
1987  The Spirit
1994  Flying Geraldo
2008  The Spirit

Thanks:
1952  Blackhawk
1985  The Super
1987  The Spirit
1994  Flying Geraldo
1999  The Iron Giant
2008  The Spirit
2023  Blue Beetle

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TV Production

Comic Book:
1955  Sheena: Queen of the Jungle

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