About

Known credits:
6
Birthday:
1898-02-26
Place of birth:
New Jersey
Website:
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Merrill De Maris

Overview

Writer who worked on Disney Comic Strips for King Features Syndicate. De Maris helped Floyd Gottfredson with many of his early Mickey Mouse comic strips; they co-created famous characters like Phantom Blot, Chief O'Hara and Detective Casey. In 1942 they gave Minnie Mouse a full name as Minerva Mouse, for the four-month comic strip story "The Gleam". He also helped Carl Barks with one of his Donald Duck stories, titled Too Many Pets. De Maris also participated at the Disney Studio on the story adaptation for 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. -Wikipedia Entry

Known for

Writing

2025 Snow White Writing Original Film Writer N/A
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1938 Wynken, Blynken & Nod Writing Story 59
Average
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Writing Screenplay 70
Good
1937 Little Hiawatha Writing Storyboard 59
Average
1937 Don Donald Writing Story 59
Average
1936 Three Blind Mouseketeers Writing Story 59
Average