Phil Frank
Phil Frank, 1943-2007
Phil Frank, the creator of the Farley and Elderberries comic strips, dies after a months-long illness. He was 64.
9.5.07
Dear Farley Readers,
I have enjoyed putting pen to paper and creating the Farley strip for the past 32 years. But my greatest joy has been my association with readers of the strip since it first appeared as an exclusive feature in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1985. The readers of Farley have been the real heroes - continuing to provide me with some of the strips best ideas and characters by phone, letters, faxes and emails. It is your input and support that has given the Farley strip it's heart and soul and has made my job so much fun.
Thank you from a grateful cartoonist.
Yours,
- Phil Frank
"Has it really been three decades?"
June 2005 article by Marianne Costantinou on Farley's endurance.
"Camp Farley" celebrated the life and legacy of Phil Frank, whose cartoons graced the pages of The Chronicle for 30 years.
Watch Phil Frank playing TV travel guide in excerpts from a Sausalito walking-tour history video presentation he produced with Todd Osborn.
Hear a roundtable discussion on Phil Frank's career with "Bad Reporter" creator Don Asmussen, editorial cartoonists George Russell and Tom Meyer, moderated by Cartoon Art Museum director Rod Gilchris.
