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Marten Toonder
Marten Toonder (2 May 1912 – 27 July 2005) was a Dutch comic strip creator. He was probably the most successful comic artist in the Netherlands and had a great influence on the Dutch language by introducing new words and expressions. He is most famous for his series ''Tom Puss'' and ''Panda (comics), Panda''. Life Toonder was born in Rotterdam on 2 May 1912, in Rotterdam. He lived in Ireland from 1965 until the early 1990s. He was married to the cartoon artist Phiny Dick (1912–1990), who collaborated with her husband and on whose earlier created characters Ollie B Bumble and Tom Puss were based. In 1996, at the age of 84, he married the composer Tera de Marez Oyens, who died the same year. Together with his brother, author , he assisted his father, (Captain) Marten Toonder Sr., a seaman born in the Dutch northern province Groningen (province), Groningen, to write a book about his life, in which Toonder Sr. describes many details about the closing era of professional cargo sail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Tom Puss'' (''Tom Poes'' in Dutch) is a Dutch comic strip, created by Marten Toonder. Together with Hans G. Kresse's '' Eric de Noorman'' and Pieter Kuhn's '' Kapitein Rob'', it is regarded as the Big Three of Dutch comics. ''Tom Poes'' was a talking animal comic, published in text comics format. The main protagonists are Tom Poes, a white anthropomorphic cat, and his best friend, the bear lord Oliver B. Bumble (''Olivier B. Bommel'' in Dutch). The series is sometimes referred to as the ''Bommelsaga'' as well. Toonder received many awards and honorary distinctions for both his illustrations and literary output. In the Netherlands ''Tom Poes'' became regarded as a work of literature. Origins In 1931 Marten Toonder was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he met Jim Davis, a former assistant of Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer, creators of Felix the Cat, who taught him some lessons in drawing comics. On March 16, 1941, the first ''Tom Poes'' comic, ''Het Geheim der Blauwe Aarde'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Dutch Comics Artists
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2005 Deaths
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1912 Births
This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skipping 13 days. Friday, 30 November ''(Julian Calendar)'' immediately turned Saturday, 14 December 1912 ''(in the Gregorian Calendar)''. Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ** German Geophysics, geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift. ** New Mexico becomes the 47th U.S. state. * January 8 – The African National Congress is founded as the South African Native National Congress, at the Waaihoek Wesleyan Church in Bloemfontein, to promote improved rights for Black people, black South Africans, with Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamson Awards
Adamson Awards is a Swedish award awarded to notable cartoonists, named after the famous Swedish comic strip "Adamson" ( Silent Sam). There are two award categories: International and Swedish cartoonist. They have been presented by the Swedish Academy of Comic Art (SACA) since 1965. There have been years in that time when neither award or only one of the two awards was presented. Best International Comic-Strip r comic bookCartoonist *1965 – Chester Gould, USA; ''Dick Tracy'' *1966 – Harvey Kurtzman, USA; ''Djungelboken''; skapare av ''Mad'' (''The Jungle Book''; creator of '' Mad'') *1967 – Charles M. Schulz, USA; ''Snobben'' (''Peanuts'') *1968 – Jean-Claude Forest, France; '' Barbarella'' *1969 – Harold R. Foster, USA; ''Prins Valiant'' (''Prince Valiant'') *1970 – Robert Crumb, USA; '' Fritz the Cat'', etc. *1971 – Hergé (Georges Remi), Belgium; ''The Adventures of Tintin'' *1972 – Guido Crepax, Italy; '' Valentina'', etc. *1974 – René Goscinny, Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tollensprijs
The Tollens-Fonds ("Tollens foundation)" is a Dutch organization named for poet Hendrik Tollens (1780–1856). The organization awards a notable literary prize, the Tollens Prize and till 2008 also the Jacobson Prize. Tollens Prize The Tollens Prize () is a quinquennial award in the Netherlands designed to provide a five prominent literary honor. The prize is awarded for a body of work that, in the opinion of the jury, had the highest literary value in the preceding five years. The award, established by the Board of Tollensfonds in 1902, is called the Tollensprijs since 1925. It was named after the poet Hendrik Tollens (1780–1856). Winners *2022 - Ellen Deckwitz *2015 - Hans Dorrestijn *2010 - Paulien Cornelisse *2005 - Jules Deelder *2000 - Heinz Hermann Polzer (Drs. P) *1992 - Marten Toonder *1988 - Koos Schuur *1983 - Belcampo *1978 - Michel van der Plas *1973 - Anton Koolhaas *1968 - F.C. Terborgh *1963 - Ina Boudier-Bakker *1958 - Maria Dermoût *1953 - Bertus Aaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stripschapprijs
The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to List of comic creators, comic creators for their entire body of work. It is awarded annually by the ''Stripschap'', the Dutch Society of comics fans, since 1974. The prize is non-pecuniary, but is considered the most important award for comics in the country. Winners References External linksList of winners Awards established in 1974 1974 establishments in the Netherlands Comics awards in the Netherlands Winners of the Stripschapsprijs, Long stubs with short prose {{art-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)
'' The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) '' (, literally: ''If you know what I mean'') is a 1983 Dutch film written and directed by Harrie Geelen, Bjørn Frank Jensen and Bert Kroon. Based on the comic strip Tom Poes, created by Marten Toonder Marten Toonder (2 May 1912 – 27 July 2005) was a Dutch comic strip creator. He was probably the most successful comic artist in the Netherlands and had a great influence on the Dutch language by introducing new words and expressions. He is most ..., this was the first animated feature produced in the Netherlands. Plot One stormy night, a servant dog named Yost (Joost) is reading a book saying that storms are caused by dragons. Starting to believe it to be true, he wakes up his employer, a bear named Oliver B. Bear (Oliver B. Bumble). When Ollie tries to convince Yost that dragons do not exist. Yost tries to convince Ollie otherwise by showing him a book he'd been reading during the storm. Ollie takes the book and reads a dragon-cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
