Fran Matera (b. 1924)

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Name:

Fran Matera Type: Common Alternative Name

Other Names:

1. George Brenner Type: Ghost Name
   
2. Francis A. Matera Type: Name at Birth
   Given name: Francis A. Family name: Matera

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Schools:

1. Correspondence Art Institute ? to ?

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Signatures:

1. F. M. [generic]
2. FM [generic]
3. Fran Matera [generic]
4. Matera [generic]

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Art Influences:

Fran Matera (b. 1924) stated influences by:

1. Milton Caniff (b. 1907)
2. Al Capp (b. 1909)
3. Bud Fisher (b. 1885)
4. Hal Foster (b. 1892)
5. Alex Raymond (b. 1909)

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Non Comics Works:

1. Publication Title: Hi-Life (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1958
   Employer Name : Wilmot Enterprises, Inc.
   Work Title: ?
   Notes: Fran Matera did artwork for the magazine Hi-Life (Wilmot Enterprises, Inc., 1958 series) sometime during 1958. Details are currently not known.

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Relations:

1. Ghosted for - George Brenner (b. 1908)
   Notes: Fran Matera was hired by George Brenner to be a ghost artist for his work due to Brenner's increased workload as an editor for Quality Comics starting about 1942.
2. Employee of - Chesler Studio (b. 1936)
   Notes: Matera did some pencil and ink filler comic story work for the studio briefly during 1943.