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Georges Wolinski
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Albert Uderzo was a French cartoonist best known for co-creating the beloved comic series *Asterix*, which has become one of the most popular European comic franchises of all time. His work helped establish comics as a respected art form in France and entertained millions of readers across generations with imaginative stories about a small Gallic village resisting Roman occupation.
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Tunis, Tunisia
Georges David Wolinski (28 June 1934 – 7 January 2015) was a French cartoonist and comics writer. He was killed on 7 January 2015 in a terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo along with other staff. Georges David Wolinski was born on 28 June 1934 in Tunis, French Tunisia to Jewish parents, Lola Bembaron and Siegfried Wolinski. His father, who was from Poland, was murdered in 1936 when Wolinski was two…
Known for
- W Wolinski — Self (archive footage)2024
- Hara Kiri - Le coffret bête et méchant — Self2012
- Choron dernière — Self2009
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
- Nulle part ailleurs — Self1987
- Sacrée soirée — Self1987
- Vive les femmes ! — Peasant with the hat1984
- Droit de Réponse — Self1981
- Le Roi des cons — Le chauffeur de taxi (uncredited)1981
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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Key facts
- Born
- Georges David Wolinski , ( 1934-06-28 ) 28 June 1934, Tunis , French Tunisia
- Died
- 7 January 2015 (2015-01-07) (aged 80), Paris, France
- Nationality
- French
- Areas
- Writer cartoonist
- Notable works
- Paulette , C’est la faute à la société
- Awards
- Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême , 2005, Legion of Honour , 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georges
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Tunis
- Place of death
- 11th arrondissement of Paris
- Spouse
- Maryse Wolinski
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Position held
- editor-in-chief
- Educated at
- Carnot high school Tunis
- Employer
- Charlie Hebdo
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- erotic comic
- Image
- Salon du livre de Paris 2011 - Georges Wolinski - 007.JPG
- Significant event
- funeral
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- name in native language
- Georges Wolinski
- Commons category
- Georges Wolinski
- date of birth
- 1934-06-28
- date of death
- 2015-01-07
- manner of death
- homicide
- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- birth name
- Georges David Wolinski
- has works in the collection
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
- writing language
- French
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Encyclopedic overview
Georges David Wolinski ( French: [vɔlɛ̃ski]; 28 June 1934 – 7 January 2015) was a French cartoonist and comics writer. He was killed on 7 January 2015 in the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
Early life
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