| Del Connell (1918, New York) | Birth name / full name | Del G. Connell | | Nationality | USA | | Education/training | Pasadena City College | | Animated films | Disney Studios: Storyboard artist 1939-1941 and 1945-early 1950s (Three Caballeros, Alice in Wonderland, Ben and Me a.o.). | | Comic-book, comic strips, illustrations | Western Publishing 1950-1984: Scripts for Donald Duck, Scamp, Super Goof, Chip 'n' Dale, comic book adaptations of Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Lady and the Tramp a.o. Main Donald Duck writer in the 1950s and 1960s (apart from Carl Barks). Invented several new characters such as Super Goof and April, May & June. Non-Disney characters: Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Woody Woodpecker, Space Family Robinson, the newspaper version of Little Lulu (daily edition) 1961-1967 (artwork by Roger Armstrong a.o.). Also story editor and comic book editor 1957-1984. - Disney Studios: Script for the newspaper version of Mickey Mouse (daily and Sunday) 1968-1984. | | Other information, comments | His work for Disney was interrupted by military service 1941-1945. |
| Source: Klaus Strzyz & Andreas C. Knigge: Disney von Innen |
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