Fran Frisch (August 18, 1948 – August 29, 2021)[1] was an American cartoonist for the Bay Area Reporter and Bear Magazine.[2][3]

An openly gay man and a bear,[4] Frisch was praised for the cartoons he drew for the magazine Bear.[5] He died of cancer.[6]

References

  1. ↑ OBITUARY Francis John Frisch Jr.
  2. ↑ Degg, D. D. (4 November 2021). "Fran Frisch--RIP". The Daily Cartoonist. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Fran Frisch Memorial". GLBT Historical Society. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lifestyles: Out of Hibernation". The Advocate. March 31, 1998. p. 14. Just because I'm gay, it doesn't mean I have to shave my beard and give up hunting and fishing
  5. ↑ Wright, Les (2016). The Bear Book II: Further Readings in the History and Evolution of a Gay Male Subculture. Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 9781136383274.
  6. ↑ "Fran Frisch Obituary". Desert Sun. October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2023.


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