Frank Bellamy(1917-1976)
- Art Department
Frank Bellamy was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire. He served in the
British Army during the Second World War, then worked in art studios in
Kettering and Fleet Street prior to becoming a freelance picture strip
illustrator. He established himself as one of the leading dramatic
illustrators of his time, with his work appearing in the Swift, Eagle,
Mickey Mouse Weekly and TV21 comics, the Sunday Times Magazine, the
Radio Times and the Daily Mirror. His accomplishments were recognised
when he was made a Fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and he
received the Best Foreign Artist award from the American Academy of
Comic Book Arts in 1972. His thriving career came to an end with his
death in 1976. His childhood home in Kettering bears a plaque in
tribute to him, courtesy of the Kettering Civic Society.
His son, David, became a graphic designer.
His son, David, became a graphic designer.