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Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême
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SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™
Jijé
1914-01-13 – 1980-06-19
Life & Legacy
Joseph Gillain (French: [ʒilɛ̃]), better known by his pen name Jijé ([ʒiʒe]; 13 January 1914 – 19 June 1980) was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the Spirou et Fantasio strip (and for having introduced the Fantasio character) and the creator of one of the first major European western strips, Jerry Spring.
Occupation & Career
comics artist, illustrator, draftsperson, ceramicist, writer, painter, inventor, cartoonist, comics writer
Education
École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre; Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels; Université du Travail Paul Pastur
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême; Prix Saint-Michel; Stripschapprijs; Haxtur Award; Blondin et Cirage; Jean Valhardi; Jerry Spring; Tanguy et Laverdure
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême · Haxtur Award · Prix Saint-Michel · Stripschapprijs
Employer
Dupuis · Line · Moustique · Pilote · Spirou · Super As · Super Tintin · Tintin
Notable Work
Blondin et Cirage · Jean Valhardi · Jerry Spring · Tanguy et Laverdure
Education & Institutions
École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre · Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels · Université du Travail Paul Pastur
Verified Legacy Record
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Prix Saint-Michel
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q741204 · wikidata
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Stripschapprijs
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Haxtur Award
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Family Child
Philip
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Family Child
Benoît Gillain
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q741204 · wikidata
Family Child
Lorg
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q741204 · wikidata
Family Father
Eugène Gillain
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q741204 · wikidata
Family Sibling
Henri Gillain
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Notable Work
Blondin et Cirage
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q741204 · wikidata
Notable Work
Jean Valhardi
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q741204 · wikidata
Notable Work
Jerry Spring
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q741204 · wikidata
Notable Work
Tanguy et Laverdure
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q741204 · wikidata
Family & Relationships
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1872909 — wikidata View source
- Wikidata population candidate Q741204 — wikidata View source
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