About
Maurice De Bevere (1 December 1923 – 16 July 2001), better known as Morris, was a Belgian cartoonist, comics artist, illustrator and the creator of Lucky Luke, a bestselling comic series about a gunslinger in the American Wild West. He was inspired by the adventures of the historic Dalton Gang and other outlaws. It was a bestselling series for more than 50 years that was translated into 23 languages and published internationally. He collaborated for two decades with French writer René Goscinny on the series. Morris's pen name is an Anglicized version of his first name. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, Morris attended the well-known Jesuit college in Aalst. His math teacher told his parents the youth would unfortunately never succeed in life, as he passed math classes doodling in the margin of his math books. The student uniforms required there inspired his choices for those of the...
Known for
The New Adventures of Lucky LukeSeries • 2001
Lucky LukeSeries • 1984
The DaltonsSeries • 2010
Lucky LukeSeries • 2026
Lucky LukeSeries • 1992
Lucky Luke and the DaltonsMovie • 2004
Daisy TownMovie • 1971
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the DaltonsMovie • 1978
Lucky LukeMovie • 2009
Lucky LukeMovie • 1991
Lucky Luke: Daltons on the LooseMovie • 1983
Go West: A Lucky Luke AdventureMovie • 2007