Ton Beek

Ton Beek studied at the Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs and the Graphic School. From 1946 to 1959, he worked for the Marten Toonder Studios, a Dutch comic and animation company. He published his own comic, 'Birre Beer', in several newspapers. Later on, he worked for the children's weekly magazines Okki, Jippo, Donald Duck and Bobo. He also drew the comi 'De Bereboot' ('The Bearboat'), in the pages of Bobo, adapted from the popular puppet-series on TV.