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René Goscinny (b. August 14, 1926, Paris, France - d. November 5, 1977, Paris, France) French author, editor and humorist, who is best known for the comic strip "Astérix", which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo and the comic strip "Lucky Luke". August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ...
1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ...
November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ...
The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ...
This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ...
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Albert Uderzo (born April 25, 1927 in France) is a French comic book artist, and scriptwriter. ...
Lucky Luke is a French language comic book series. ...
Early life René was born in 1926, to Stanislas "Simkha" Goscinny, a chemical engineer from Warsaw, Poland, and to Anna Beresniak Goscinny from Khodorkow, a small Ukrainian village. Claude, René's older brother was born 6 years earlier; on December 10, 1920. Stanislas and Anna had met in Paris and married in 1919. The Goscinnys' moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, two years after René's birth, because of a chemical engineer post Stanislas had obtained there. He spent a happy childhood in Buenos Aires, and studied in the French schools there. He had a habit of making every one laugh in class, probably to compensate for a natural shyness. He started drawing very early on, inspired by the illustrated stories which he enjoyed reading. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Warsaw ( Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ...
The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and...
December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Buenos Aires (Good Winds in Spanish, but more akin to Fair Winds, as in navigation) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ...
Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ...
In the December of 1943 the year after he graduated from school, the 17 year old René lost his father to a cerebral hemorrhage forcing him to find a job. The next year, he got his first job, as an assistant-accountant in a tire recovery factory, and when he was laid off the following year, he became a junior illustrator in an advertising agency. 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
A cerebral hemorrhage is a condition in the brain in which a blood vessel leaks. ...
René, along with his mother, left Argentina and went to New York in 1945, to join their uncle, Boris, there. To avoid service in the US military, René travelled to France to join the French army in 1946. He served at Aubagne, in the 141 E battalion of alpine infantry. Promoted to senior corporal, René became the appointed illustrator of the regiment and drew illustrations and posters for the army. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ...
1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Aubagne is a small city and a commune of the Bouches-du-Rhône France, located 17 km east of Marseille. ...
The following year, he illustrated the book "The Girl with The Eyes of Gold" and returned to New York. On his arrival René went through the most difficult period of his life. For a while, he was jobless, alone and totally broke. By 1948, though, he recovered and started working in a small studio where he met and became friends with soon to become Mad alumni like Will Elder, Jack Davis and Harvey Kurtzman. René then became art director at Kunen Publishers where he wrote four books for children. He met Maurice de Bévère aka Morris, the cartoonist and first author of the comic book series "Lucky Luke" (René would write the Lucky Luke series from 1955 to his death in 1977), around this time, in 1949 and also Joseph Gillain, better known as Jijé. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
MAD is an American humor magazine founded by publisher William Gaines and editor Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. ...
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Harvey Kurtzman (October 3, 1924 - February 21, 1993), U.S. cartoonist and magazine editor. ...
Maurice de Bévère (December 1, 1923 - July 16, 2001), better known as Morris, was a Belgian cartoonist and the creator of Lucky Luke. ...
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Lucky Luke is a French language comic book series. ...
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For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
Also, he met Georges Troisfontaines, chief of the World Press agency, who convinced René to return to Paris and work for his agency as the head of Paris office in 1951. Here, he met Albert Uderzo, with whom he started a longtime cooperation. They started out with some work for Bonnes Soirées, a female magazine for which Goscinny wrote "Sylvie". Goscinny and Uderzo also launched the series 'Jehan Pistolet' and 'Luc Junior' in La Libre Junior. Global Metrics Human security Major Armed Conflicts: Total Deaths in Battle: 700,000 people Violent Deaths caused by Government (Other than War): Violent Deaths caused by other humans: Juvenile Violent Crime: Political security Nations Holding Multi-party Elections: Percentage Living under a Fully Democratic System of Governance: Free Countries: Percentage...
In 1955, Goscinny, accompanied by Jean-Michel Charlier, Albert Uderzo and Jean Hébrad, founded the syndicate Edipress/Edifrance. The syndicate launched publications like Clairon for the factory union and Pistolin for a chocolate company. Goscinny and Uderzo cooperated on the series 'Bill Blanchart' in Jeannot, 'Pistolet' in Pistolin and 'Benjamin et Benjamine' in the magazine of the same name. Under the pseudonym Agostini, Goscinny wrote Le Petit Nicolas for Jean-Jacques Sempé in Le Moustique and later Sud-Ouest and Pilote. 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
Jean-Jacques Sempé (born August 17, 1932) is a French cartoonist. ...
In 1956, Goscinny began a collaboration with the magazine Tintin. He wrote some short stories for Jo Angenot and Albert Weinberg, and worked on 'Signor Spaghetti' with Dino Attanasio, 'Monsieur Tric' with Bob De Moor, 'Prudence Petitpas' with Maurice Maréchal, 'Globul le Martien' and 'Alphonse' with Tibet (Gilbert Gascard), 'Modeste et Pompon' with André Franquin, 'Strapontin' with Berck (Arthur Berckmans) and 'Oumpah-pah' with Uderzo. In addition, Goscinny appeared in the magazines Paris-Flirt ('Lili Manequin' with Will) and Vaillant ('Boniface et Anatole' with Jordom, 'Pipsi' with Godard). 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ...
Tintin and Snowy (Tintin et Milou) are world travellers and inseparable friends in The Adventures of Tintin. ...
In 1959, the Édifrance/Édipresse syndicate started the magazine Pilote. Goscinny became one of the most productive writers for the magazine. In the magazine's first issue, he launched his most famous creation, 'Astérix', with Uderzo. This series was an instant hit and is now known worldwide. Goscinny also restarted the series 'Le Petit Nicolas' and 'Jehan Pistolet', now called 'Jehan Soupolet'. Goscinny also began 'Jacquot le Mousse' and 'Tromblon et Bottaclou' with Godard. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
A shrewd, cunning little warrior; all perilous missions are immediately entrusted to him. ...
The magazine was bought by Georges Dargaud in 1960, and Goscinny became editor-in-chief. He also began new series like 'Les Divagations de Monsieur Sait-Tout' (with Martial), 'La Potachologie Illustrée' (with Cabu), 'Les Dingodossiers' (with Gotlib) and 'La Forêt de Chênebeau' (with Mic Delinx). With Tabary, he launched 'Calife Haroun El Poussah' in Record, a series that was later continued in Pilote as 'Iznogoud'. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
He married Gilberte Pollaro-Millo in 1967. In 1968 his daughter Anne was born. He died from a heart attack on November 5, 1977, at the age of 51. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
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