Frank Leah
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Frank Leah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1886  |
| Died | 1972 (aged 85–86) |
| Occupation | Cartoonist, animator, painter |
Frank Leah (1886-1972) was an illustrator, caricaturist and newspaper art editor based in Dublin, Ireland.[1]
He worked for multiple Dublin newspapers and periodicals including the Weekly Freeman, Evening Telegraph, and the short-lived cinema and theatre publication The Irish Limelight. In 1917 he was the animator of the early Irish animated film, Ten Days' Leave.[2]
He made portraits of many well-known Dublin personalities and famous Irish people including Michael Collins, Arthur Griffith and Éamon De Valera.[1][3][4]