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Also known as Pierre Culliford, Peyo Almonecil
Pierre Culliford (; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo (). His best-known works are the comic book series The Smurfs and Johan and Peewit, in the latter of which the Smurfs made their first appearance.
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Pierre Culliford, known by the pseudonym Peyo, was a Belgian comics artist, screenwriter, cartoonist, and film director. Born in Schaerbeek in 1928, he was educated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels. He worked for Spirou and was associated with the Marcinelle school. His notable works include The Smurfs, Johan and Peewit, Benoît Brisefer, and Poussy.
Peyo died in Brussels in 1992 from a myocardial infarction, which is classified as natural causes. He spoke and wrote in French, which was also his native language.
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Pierre Culliford (French: [kylifɔʁd]; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo([pejo]). His best-known works are the comic book series The Smurfs and Johan and Peewit, in which the Smurfs first appeared. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peyo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- Du monde de Peyo à la planète Schtroumpf2011
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Key facts
- Comics creator.image
- Peyo (1990) by Erling Mandelmann.jpg
- Comics creator.caption
- Peyo in 1990
- Comics creator.birth_name
- Pierre Culliford
- Comics creator.birth_place
- Brussels, Belgium
- Comics creator.death_place
- Brussels, Belgium
- Comics creator.write
- y
- Comics creator.art
- y
- Comics creator.children
- 2
- Comics creator.signature
- Peyo signature.svg
- Comics creator.notable works
- The Smurfs Johan et PirlouitBenoît BriseferPoussy
- Comics creator.areas
- Writer, artist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pierre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Schaerbeek
- Place of death
- Brussels
- Occupation
- cartoonist
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels
- Employer
- Spirou
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- Poussy
- Field of work
- comics
- Movement
- Marcinelle school
- Image
- Peyo (1990) by Erling Mandelmann.jpg
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- Commons category
- Peyo
- date of birth
- 1928-06-25
- date of death
- 1992-12-24
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- birth name
- Pierre Culliford
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- Peyo
- topic's main category
- Category:Peyo
- name in native language
- Pierre Culliford
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