Albert van Beek

Albert van Beek started working for Marten Toonder in 1943. In 1945, he designed his first comic, 'Pip en Berry', a strip about a mouse and a bear. After the war, Van Beek was employed at Piet van Elk's Stripfim studio, where he created 'De Avonturen van Terry en Berry', the realistic 'Frank Duffard', and the daily comic 'De Avonturen van Ronny en Donny'.

In 1948, Van Beek returned to the Toonder Studios, where he worked on 'Baron Bluf' and a few 'Bommel' stories. In 1950 he became a freelancer, making illustrations for children's books and doing commercial design for magazines. He now lives in the south of France and devotes himself to painting.