Peyo (b. 1928)
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Biography:
Peyo, a pseudonym of Pierre Culliford, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best-known works are the comic book series Les Schtroumpfs (French), known as The Smurfs (English) in English and Johan et Pirlouit (French), in the latter of which The Smurfs made their first appearance.
Notes:
Not to be confused with manga artist 恵口公生 (b. 1997) (Kosei Eguchi), also known as Peyo, who died August 19, 2021.
Name:
- Disambiguation: Les Schtroumpfs [Smurfs] creator
Other Names:
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Pierre Culliford
Type: Name at Birth
Given name: Pierre Family name: Culliford -
Пейо
Type: Pen Name
Signatures:
Awards:
- 1973: Prix Saint-Michel - Meilleur scénariste humoristique
- 1984: Prix Jeunesse du festival d'Angoulême - Alfred Enfant
- 1990: Prix de la Chambre belge des experts en bande dessinée - Crayon d'Or
Awards for Issues:
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1984:
Angoulême International Comics Festival -
Alfred enfant
Les Schtroumpfs (1963 series) #11 - Les Schtroumpfs olympiques
Relations:
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Parent of
- Thierry Culliford (b. 1955)
Notes: Thierry is Peyo's son; Peyo is Thierry's father. -
Spouse
- Nine Culliford (b. 1930)
Notes: Married in 1951, until his death in 1992. - Owner - Studio Peyo (b. 1964)
Art Influences:
Influences by Peyo (b. 1928) were stated by:
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