Background
Lappe, Pele Phyllis de was born on May 4, 1916 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Wesley Raymond and Dorothy (Sheldon) de Lappe.
Lappe, Pele Phyllis de was born on May 4, 1916 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Wesley Raymond and Dorothy (Sheldon) de Lappe.
Student, California School Fine Arts., San Francisco, 1931. Student, Art Students League, New York City, 1933.
Cartoonist New Masses, Daily Worker, New York City, 1934-1940. Cartoonist, illustrator San Francisco Chronicle, Peoples World, 1934-1975, Marine Cooks Voice, San Francisco Magazine, San Francisco, 1934-1950. Feature editor People's World, San Francico, 1940-1953, 73-91.
Layout artist Moore Business Forms, Emeryville, California, 1953-1972. Caricaturist of authors San Francisco Chronicle Book section, 1940's.
Married Bertram Edises, 1935 (divorced 1949). Steve Murdock, 1953 (divorced 1969). Children: Nina Sheldon Edises, Peter Edises.