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Marcel Gotlieb
Marcel Gottlieb (14 July 1934 – 4 December 2016), known professionally as Gotlib, was a French comics artist/writer and publisher. Through his own work and the magazines he co-founded, ''L'Écho des savanes'' and ''Fluide Glacial'', he was a key figure in the switch in French-language comics from their children's entertainment roots to an adult tone and readership. His series include ''Rubrique-à-Brac'', ''Gai-Luron'', and ''Superdupont''. Biography Youth Marcel Gottlieb was born on 14 July 1934 in Paris to parents of Romanian and Hungarian Jewish descent. His father, Ervin, was a house painter and his mother, Regine, a seamstress. In 1942 his father was deported and died at Buchenwald after their building's concierge obligingly helped policemen to find him, a scene which made a strong impression on young Marcel. His mother sent him to hide for the rest of the war on a farm, where he was poorly treated. Vaillant and Pilote At 17, he left school to work for a pharmaceutical ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilote
Cover of the first ''Pilote'' issue #0 ''Pilote'' () was a French comic magazine published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as ''Astérix'', '' Barbe-Rouge'', ''Blueberry'', ''Achille Talon'', and '' Valérian et Laureline''. Major comics writers like René Goscinny, Jean-Michel Charlier, Greg, Pierre Christin and Jacques Lob were featured in the magazine, as were artists such as Jijé, Morris, Albert Uderzo, Jean (Mœbius) Giraud, Enki Bilal, Jean-Claude Mézières, Jacques Tardi, Philippe Druillet, Marcel Gotlib, Alexis, and Annie Goetzinger. ''Pilote'' also published several international talents such as Hugo Pratt, Frank Bellamy and Robert Crumb. History Following the publication of a teaser issue number 0 on June 1, ''Pilote'' made its debut proper on 29 October 1959. The magazine was started by experienced comics writers Goscinny and Charlier, and artists Albert Uderzo a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis (comics)
Alexis (18 September 1946 – 7 September 1977) was the pseudonym of Dominique Vallet (), a French comics artist, best known for his work on the series ''Al Crane'' and ''Superdupont''. Biography Alexis started working for ''Pilote'' magazine in 1968, providing illustrations and gags. In 1969, he began a collaboration with Fred on the series ''Timoléon'', and started his working relationship with Gotlib on the film parody series ''Cinémastok'' in 1970. The partnership with Gotlib continued for several years, leading to the creation of the magazine ''Fluide Glacial'' in 1975 where the advertising parody series ''La Publicité dans la Joie'' was published. In 1976, Alexis started the humorous western series ''Al Crane'', in collaboration with Gérard Lauzier, and in 1977 he succeeded Gotlib as artist of the series ''Superdupont'', written by Jacques Lob. While working on the post-apocalyptic work ''Le Transperceneige'', Alexis died as a result of a ruptured aneurysm on 7 Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frenzy (film)
''Frenzy'' is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer was based on the 1966 novel ''Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square'' by Arthur La Bern. The film stars Jon Finch, Alec McCowen and Barry Foster and features Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bernard Cribbins and Vivien Merchant. The original music score was composed by Ron Goodwin. The plot centres on a serial killer in contemporary London and the ex-RAF serviceman he implicates. In a very early scene there is dialogue that mentions two actual London serial murder cases: the Christie murders in the 1940s-1950s and the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888. Barry Foster has said that, in order to prepare for his role, he was asked by Hitchcock to study two books about Neville Heath, an English serial killer who would often pass himself off as an officer in the RAF. ''Frenzy'' was the third a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", he became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo roles in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology '' Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins, although he never won the award for Best Director despite five nominations. Hitchcock initially trained as a technical clerk and copy writer before entering the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer. His directorial debut was the British-German silent film '' The Pleasure Garden'' (1925). His first successful film, '' The Lodger: A Story of the London F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Mandryka
Nikita Mandryka (20 October 1940 – 13 June 2021) was a French cartoonist. He started drawing in the '' Vaillant'' magazine, before moving to ''Pilote'' in 1967, and then created ''L'Écho des savanes'' along with Claire Bretécher and Marcel Gotlib in 1972. He left this magazine in 1979, going back to ''Pilote'' as editorial director. His major and better known works are the '' Concombre masqué'' (''The Masked Cucumber'') stories. He won the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême in 1994. Awards and honors *1988: Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for Best Promotional Comic *1994: Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême *2005: Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for Inheritance * Asteroid 157747 Mandryka is named after Nikita Mandryka. Works *''Les aventures potagères du Concombre masqué'' (from 1975 to 2006). *''Clopinettes'' (drawing), with Gotlib (story), Dargaud, 1974. *''Mandryka'', Éditions du Fromage, 1976. *''Le retour du refoulé'', Éditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Bretecher
Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire *Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, municipality located on the Island of Montreal * Clair, Saskatchewan United States * Lake Claire (Atlanta), Georgia, neighborhood * Le Claire, Iowa, city in Scott County * Eau Claire, Michigan, village in Berrien County * Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, borough in Butler County * Claire City, South Dakota, town in Roberts County * Eau Claire, Wisconsin, city * Eau Claire County, Wisconsin * Saint Clair, Missouri, city * St. Clair County, Michigan * St. Clair, Michigan, city * St. Clair, Minnesota, city * St. Clair, Pennsylvania, city * St. Clair Shores, Michigan, city Scotland * Clair oilfield in the Atlantic Ocean, 75 km west of Shetland Other uses * Clair (Hampshire cricketer), English professional cricketer * "Clair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Écho Des Savanes
''L’Écho des Savanes'' is a Franco-Belgian comics magazine founded in May 1972 by Claire Bretécher, Marcel Gotlib and Nikita Mandryka. It featured the work of French and international authors and graphic artists in mature-oriented comics over the course of 34 years and temporarily ended publication in December 2006. It was relaunched in 2008. History The first issue of ''L’Écho des Savanes'' was published on May 1, 1972. It was the only issue that year, although popular demand caused it to be reprinted in several editions. All its pages (except for the cover) were in black and white and exclusively contained the work of its founders, Bretécher, Gotlib and Mandryka. Marked as a publication for adults, it staked a different course than ''Pilote'' magazine, the family-friendly publication the founders had a long relationship with. Over the following two years, it was a quarterly publication. Only near the end of this period, work by other creators began to appear, such as Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconte (; born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter. Life and career Leconte grew up in Tours, and began making little amateur films at 15. He went to Paris in 1967 and studied at Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. While attending film school in the late 1960s, Leconte also worked as a cartoonist, in particular for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Pilote''. He directed his first feature film in 1976, and had a number of major successes with comedy films that were barely distributed outside France. He first came to international attention in 1989 with '' Monsieur Hire'', which was shown at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and which was a radical departure from his previous work. Although he had already directed more than half a dozen features, many foreign critics, unfamiliar with his previous work, essentially treated him as a newcomer. Since then, he has alternated between films such as ''Ridicule'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gébé
Georges Blondeaux, known as Gébé (July 9, 1929 – April 4, 2004) was a French cartoonist. Biography He began his career as an industrial designer at the SNCF in 1947, and published his first cartoons in La Vie du Rail magazine. In the 1960s he became known in major magazines such as Paris Match or Le Journal du dimanche. In 1969, he became editor-in-chief of Hara-Kiri, a magazine founded by François Cavanna and Georges Bernier (alias Professeur Choron) then Charlie Hebdo ''Charlie Hebdo'' (; meaning ''Charlie Weekly'') is a French satirical weekly magazine, featuring cartoons, reports, polemics, and jokes. Stridently non-conformist in tone, the publication has been described as Anti-racism, anti-racist, sceptica ... until 1985. He created photo novels photographed by Chenz. In 1986, he became editor-in-chief of Zéro. From 1992 to the end of his life, he was an active contributor to Charlie Hebdo magazine, of which he was publishing director. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred (comics)
Frédéric Othon Théodore Aristidès (5 March 1931 – 2 April 2013), known by his pseudonym Fred, was a French cartoonist in the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. He is best known for his series '' Philémon''. Biography Born in Paris, France, on 5 March 1931, the son of Greek immigrants, Fred began his career in his early twenties, getting a cartoon published in the magazine ''Zéro'' in 1954. The following years he was published in several magazines, both French and foreign, such as ''Ici Paris'', ''France Dimanche'', ''Punch'' and ''The New Yorker'', among others. In 1960, he created the satirical journal ''Hara-Kiri'' with Georges Bernier and François Cavanna. He was the magazine's artistic director and drew its first 60 covers. Fred also wrote scenario for several artists, among others Jean-Claude Mézières, Loro, Georges Pichard, Hubuc, Mic Delinx and Alexis. In 1980, he was awarded the Grand Prix de la ville at the seventh Angoulême International Comics Festival. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Dufranne
Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * Henri I, Duke of Nemours (1572–1632), the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este * Henri II, Duke of Nemours (1625–1659), the seventh Duc de Nemours * Henri, Count of Harcourt (1601–1666), French nobleman * Henri, Dauphin of Viennois (1296–1349), bishop of Metz * Henri de Gondi (other) * Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555–1623), member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne * Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857–1923), French mountain climber * Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955), the head of state of Luxembourg * Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French Huguenot soldier and diplomat, one of the principal commanders of Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
