About Frank Leah
Lived 1886 – 1972 (aged 85–86). Frank Leah was a British cartoonist, animator and painter.
Frank Leah (1886-1972) was an illustrator, caricaturist and newspaper art editor based in Dublin, Ireland.
Career
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.
He made portraits of many well-known Dublin personalities and famous Irish people including Michael Collins, Arthur Griffith and Éamon De Valera.
Early life Leah was born in 1886 in Stockport, England into a working class family, and was the eldest of many siblings. He sold his first cartoon at the age of 12 and left home at 15.
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Who was Frank Leah?
cartoonist, painter and animator (1886-1972)
When was Frank Leah born?
Frank Leah was born in 1886 in Stockport.
When did Frank Leah die?
Frank Leah died in 1972.
What was Frank Leah's occupation?
Frank Leah was a cartoonist, animator and painter.
What nationality was Frank Leah?
Frank Leah was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frank Leah. https://biography.guide/frank-leah/
MLA: "Frank Leah." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/frank-leah/.
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