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Don Rosa
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American comic book writer and illustrator (born 1951)
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Don Rosa is an American comics artist, writer, screenwriter, and illustrator. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1951, he is a citizen of the United States and was educated at the University of Kentucky. His primary field of work is comics, where he has produced 72 works. Notable titles include *Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge adventures*, *Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #665*, *Uncle Scrooge #379*, and *Uncle Scrooge #372*.
Rosa has received several awards for his contributions to the industry, including the Eisner Award, Bill Finger Award, Inkpot Award, and Adamson Awards. He speaks English.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1951
- Works
- 72
Top works
- Walt Disney's Hall of fame De stora serieskaparna Don Rosa Bok 8
- Carl Barks och Don Rosa: originalen och uppföljarna - De viktiga bifigurerna
- Carl Barks och Don Rosa: originalen och uppföljarna - I pygméindiandernas land och Kampen om skogarna
- Carl Barks och Don Rosa: originalen och uppföljarna - Dyrbarheter i myrhåligheter och Den krympande miljonären
- Carl Barks och Don Rosa: originalen och uppföljarna - Superstark som Sammel Stark och Sammel Stark slår till igen
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Film & TV
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Keno Don Hugo Rosa, known simply as Don Rosa, is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck and other Disney characters. Many of his stories are built on characters and locations created by Carl Barks, including the story that brought him to fame as a modern Disney artist – the Harvey Award-nominated comic, The Son of the Sun. Rosa…
Known for
- The Scrooge Mystery — Self2018
- Life and Times of Don Rosa — Self2010
- Carl Barks - A Duckumentary — Self1994
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Keno Don Hugo Rosa , ( 1951-06-29 ) June 29, 1951 (age 74) , Louisville, Kentucky , U.S.
- Area
- Writer, Penciller , Artist, Inker
- Notable works
- " The Son of the Sun " (1987) The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck (1992–94)
- Awards
- Full list
- Spouse
- Ann Payne ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 21, 1980</span>"}]]}'>1980 ; died October 15, 2025</span>"}]]}'>2025 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Don
- Family name
- Rosa
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Occupation
- illustrator
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Adamson Awards
- Field of work
- comics
- Image
- Don Rosa MegaCon 2012 Orlando FL.jpg
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- Don Rosa
- date of birth
- 1951-06-29
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Encyclopedic overview
Keno Don Hugo Rosa (/ˈkiːnoʊ ˈdɒn ˈhjuːɡoʊ ˈroʊzə/), known as Don Rosa (born June 29, 1951), is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his comics about Scrooge McDuck and other Disney characters. Many of his stories are built on characters and locations created by Carl Barks.
Rosa created about 90 stories between 1987 and 2006, and in 1995 his 12-chapter work The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck won the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Don Rosa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.