'Fiedeflier'.
Ben van 't Klooster was an employee of the famous Marten Toonder Studios. Between 1946 and 1966, he was one of the key artists of the Amsterdam-based studios. He made two comics of his own, starting with 'Filo Fop', published in Tom Poes Weekblad in the late 1940s. The strip was continued in dailies and weeklies when the magazine folded. The manufacturer of the detergent Klok published one small book of the comic in the 1950s. His second comic was 'Fiedeflier'. This comic was distributed by a soap company through the Spar supermarkets.
'Filo Flop'.
In the 1950s, Van 't Klooster was one of the main artists for the 'Tom Poes' daily strip. He drew the strip throughout the decade together with his colleague Ben van Voorn, who concentrated on the backgrounds. With Van 't Klooster's involvement, the strip's artwork focused on a more mature audience. In addition to 'Tom Poes', Van 't Klooster and Van Voorn also did most of the artwork for the 'Koning Hollewijn' strip during the same decade. Ben van 't Klooster left the Toonder Studios in 1960 and became a drawing teacher.
Koning Hollewijn - 'De Flutters', by Van 't Klooster & Van Voorn (1955).
Between 1962 and 1966, Van 't Klooster returned to the Toonder studios. During this period, he worked on the weekly 'Tom Poes' comics for Donald Duck and Revue and was also head of the art studio for a while. Ben van 't Klooster passed away in his sleep on 7 December 2005.
'Tom Poes en de Trouwe Vierwielers' (Donald Duck #22, 28 May 1966).