Georges Blondeaux (9 July 1929 – 4 April 2004), known as Gébé, was a French cartoonist. Gébé began his career as an industrial designer at the

SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (, , SNCF ) is France's national State-owned enterprise, state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the Rail transport in France, country's national rail traffic along with th ...

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 ''Paris Match'' () is a French-language weekly gossip magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features. ''Paris Match'' has been considered "one of the world's best outlets for photojournalism". ...

'' or ''

Le Journal du dimanche ''Le Journal du Dimanche'' (; ), also known as the JDD , is a French weekly newspaper published on Sundays in France. JDD was bought in 2023 by Vivendi of media mogul Vincent Bolloré, triggering a strike movement against the new editorial s ...

''. In 1969, he became editor-in-chief of ''

Hara-Kiri , also known as , is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment. It was originally reserved for samurai in their code of honor, but was also practiced by other Japanese people during the Shōwa era (particularly officers near t ...

'', a magazine founded by François Cavanna and

Georges Bernier Georget Bernier (; 21 September 1929 – 10 January 2005), more commonly known as Professeur Choron (), was a French humorist and founder of ''Hara-Kiri (magazine), Hara-Kiri magazine''. Early years Born in La Neuville-aux-Bois in Lorraine (reg ...

(alias

Professeur Choron Georget Bernier (; 21 September 1929 – 10 January 2005), more commonly known as Professeur Choron (), was a French humorist and founder of '' Hara-Kiri magazine''. Early years Born in La Neuville-aux-Bois in Lorraine, Bernier was orphaned by ...

) then ''

Charlie Hebdo ''Charlie Hebdo'' (; ) is a French satirical weekly magazine, featuring cartoons, reports, polemics, and jokes. The publication has been described as anti-racist, sceptical, secular, libertarian, and within the tradition of left-wing radicalism ...

'' 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

* {{ACArt 1929 births 2004 deaths French satirical comics artists French satirical comics writers French editorial cartoonists French graphic novelists French satirists French humorists French industrial designers Charlie Hebdo people