Spotlight on Lee Falk - Outside the USA
Below information is based on the page "Spotlight on Lee Falk - Timeline". The list focuses more particularly on the travels of Lee Falk, who was frequent traveler, abroad USA.
More dates and details remain to be determined, especially with regard to the two particular stays below (stays not detailed in this list) :
- 1937: Tour in Europe for several months.
- 1938, May: sailing to Norway, Sweden and Russia with a visit at the Mrs. Falk's parents in Bulgaria.
in ARGENTINA
1970 (December): visit in Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires, 1970
Buenos Aires, 1970
in AUSTRALIA
1988, March: visit in Sydney to discuss plans for future "Phantom" film. 1996, January: visit on the set of "The Phantom" film.
in Australia, 1996
in BRAZIL
1970 (November 25): speech at the "Congresso Internacional de Histórias em Quadrinhos" held in Sào Paulo (Art Museum).
in BULGARIA
Falk he spent some time in Bulgaria visiting relatives and traveling through the Balkans.
in CANADA
1967, January 12: At the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television studios, Toronto, for the Pierre Berton's show.
in CHINA
1978 (April): Journey with his wife Elizabeth.
in DENMARK
1983 (undated): visit in Copenhagen.
in FRANCE
1965 (January or Febrary): Short stay in Paris before to go in Bordighera, Italy. 1966 (undated): visit in Paris for the exhibition of Mandrake/Phantom which took place from 3 to 15 June. 1967 (Spring): visit in Paris for the comics exhibit entitled "Bande dessinée et figuration narrative".
Paris, 1965
Paris, 1967
in GREAT BRITAIN
1937 (June to October 14): Stay after several months' tour in Europe with his wife Louise and return sailing from Southamton. 1938, May 31: Lee and Louise arrives Liverpool, sailing with S.S. "Samaria" from N.Y. via Boston, Greenock and Dublin. Stay in London. 1938, June 7: Albert Falk and Eleonor Epstein sailing from New York to Plymouth (England) with S.S. 3Ile de France3 to visit their son Leslie. Stay in London.
in INDIA
1980 (undated): visit in Bombay (India).
in ITALY
1938, August 11: Albert and Eleonor Epstein returns to New Yor with S.S. Saturnia, sailing from Trieste after a stay in Italy. 1965 (February/March): visit in Europe: in Italy for the first “International Exhibition of Comics” held in Bordighera (February 21 and 22). 1971 (October): visit in Italy, wins “The Yellow Kid Award” at the Lucca Comics Conference and receives “The Roman Lifetime Achievement Award” by The Italian Minister of Culture 1984 (undated): visit in Italy. Invited at the 16th Italian Comics Conference in Lucca, receives a Yellow Kid Award in tribute for “A Life in Comics World”.
Bordighera, 1965
Lucca, 1971
Lucca, 1971
Lucca, 1971
Lucca, 1984
in MEXICO
- 1935 (October): After his marriage with Louise Kanazireff, honeymoon for a month in Mexico.
in NORWAY
1977 (September): visit in Oslo (Norway).
in RUSSIA
1938: visit in Russia before going in Bulgaria.
in SWEDEN
1972, September 19: visit in Stockholm (Sweden). 1977, September 9: awarded by "Svenska Serieakademin" ("Swedish Academy of Comic Art") with the "Adamsonstatyetten" ("Adamson Award") in Stockholm. 1984, August: visit in Stockholm (Sweden). 1985, May 22: again awarded by "Svenska Serieakademin" with a diploma at the "Ramlösa Brunnshotel"l in Helsingborg. 1986 (undated): visit of the recently opened "Fantomenland" theme park in Eskilstuna. 1986, August 23: presence for another "Svenska Serieakademin"award with the "Guld-Adamson" ("The Golden Adamson") in Gothenburg (= Göteborg). 1990, September 13: visit of the Gothenburg Book Fair before to visit the Liseberg Amusement Park. 1996, October 28: present at the European Premiere of the Phantom film in Stockholm.
Göteborg, 1990
