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Philippe Vallancien (3 September 1938 – 11 April 2022), known professionally as Calvi, was a French cartoonist, caricaturist, and illustrator.
Calvi died on 11 April 2022 at the age of 83.
Biography
After earning his ''baccalauréat
The ''baccalauréat'' (; ), often known in France colloquially as the ''bac'', is a French national academic qualification that students can obtain at the completion of their secondary education (at the end of the ''lycée'') by meeting certain ...
'' and attending law school for one year, Vallancien entered the École supérieure de journalisme de Paris
The ''École supérieure de journalisme'' (ESJ Paris; in English: ''Paris School of Journalism'') is an institution of higher education in Paris dedicated to journalism and related studies. Its origin was in the ''Collège Libre des Sciences S ...
. He began drawing for ''Combat'' in 1959, then for ''Aux écoutes'', ''Charivari'', ''Rire'', and ''Télérama
''Télérama'' is a weekly French language, French cultural and television magazine published in Paris, France. The name is a contraction of its earlier title: ''Télévision-Radio-Cinéma''. Fabienne Pascaud is currently managing editor. Ludovic ...
''. He served in the French Armed Forces
The French Armed Forces (, ) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie. The National Guard serves as the French Armed Forces' milita ...
from 1961 to 1963 and subsequently returned to illustrating for the same newspapers. He joined ''Le Journal du Dimanche
''Le Journal du Dimanche'' (; ), also known as the JDD , is a French weekly newspaper published on Sundays in France.
JDD was bought in 2023 by Vivendi of media mogul Vincent Bolloré, triggering a strike movement against the new editorial s ...
'' in 1967 and later ''France-Soir
''France Soir'' () was a French newspaper that prospered in physical format during the 1950s and 1960s, reaching a circulation of 1.5 million in the 1950s. It declined rapidly under various owners and was relaunched as a populist tabloid in 2006 ...
'', directed by Pierre Lazareff
Pierre Lazareff (1907–1972) was a French newspaper editor and publisher.
He was the son of a Russian Jewish emigrant, David Lazareff, and an Alsatian Jew, Marthe Helft.
He was passionate about newspapers from his childhood, even running a fam ...
. He also drew for the program ''Le Luron du Dimanche'', hosted by Thierry Le Luron
Thierry Le Luron (; 2 April 1952 – 13 November 1986) was a French impressionist and humorist.
Early life
Born in Paris, France, to Francis Le Luron (1926–2012) and Huguette Gousserey (1922–2009).
Debut
In 1969, when Thierry Le Luron ...
and Étienne Mougeotte.
Calvi left ''France-Soir'' in 1972 and began collaborating with ''Le Monde
(; ) is a mass media in France, French daily afternoon list of newspapers in France, newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average print circulation, circulation of 480,000 copies per issue in 2022, including ...
'' under the leadership of André Fontaine
Andr̩ Fontaine (Paris, France; 30 March 1921 Р''ibidem'', 17 March 2013) was a French historian and journalist. He started working at ''Temps Pr̩sent'', and then was director at ''Le Monde'' in 1947, at the official beginning of the Col ...
. His works were published in multiple other newspapers, such as ''Le Dauphiné libéré
''Le Dauphiné libéré'' is a provincial daily French newspaper known for its emphasis on local news and events. The paper is published in Grenoble, France.
History and profile
Founded in 1945, it takes the name from the former province of D ...
'', ''Midi Libre
''Midi Libre'' () is a French daily newspaper in Montpellier
Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpelli ...
'', ''L'Est Républicain
''L'Est Républicain'' (; ) is a daily regional French newspaper based in Nancy, France.
''L'Est Républicain'' was established in 1889 by Léon Goulette, a French Republican. The newspaper was founded on the grounds of ''anti- Boulangisme'' ...
'', ''Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
''Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace'', commonly known as ''DNA'', is a regional daily French newspaper covering the Alsace region.
History and profile
''DNA'' was created in November 1877 as ''Neueste Nachrichten'' by German Heinrich Ludwig K ...
'', ''Nice-Matin
''Nice-Matin'' (; ) is a regional daily French newspaper. The paper covers Nice and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in south-eastern France.
History and profile
''Nice-Matin'' was created in 1944. The paper was jointly owned by the Grou ...
'', '' Sud Ouest'', and ''La Dépêche du Midi
''La Dépêche'', formally ''La Dépêche du Midi'' (), is a regional daily newspaper published in Toulouse in Southwestern France with seventeen editions for different areas of the Midi-Pyrénées region. The main local editions are for Toul ...
''. At the same time, he was called by ''Le Figaro
() is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in several plays by polymath Pierre Beaumarchais, Beaumarchais (1732–1799): ''Le Barbier de Séville'', ''The Guilty Mother, La Mère coupable'', ...
'' to illustrate on political pages, and continued to do so for 21 years. In 1981, Louis Pauwels
Louis Pauwels (; 2 August 1920 – 28 January 1997) was a French journalist and writer.
Born in Paris, France, he wrote in many monthly literary French magazines as early as 1946 (including ''Esprit'' and ''Variété'') until the 1950s. He partic ...
called on him to collaborate with ''Le Figaro Magazine
''Le Figaro Magazine'' is a French language weekly news magazine published in Paris, France. The magazine is the weekly supplement of the daily newspaper and has been in circulation since 1978.
History
The magazine is the first supplement of ...
''. He then began to paint, assisted by his wife, Françoise. For ''Le Figaro Magazine'' Calvi illustrated the column of Philippe Bouvard
Philippe Bouvard (; born 6 December 1929 in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, Coulommiers) is a French television and radio presenter. From 1977 to 2014 he hosted the French radio program ''Les Grosses Têtes'' on Radio Luxemburg RTL (French radio), ...
. He also illustrated the editorial column of ''Valeurs actuelles
''Valeurs actuelles'' (; ) is a French weekly news magazine published in Paris. It was initially considered to be Right-wing politics, right-wing but is today associated with the Far-right politics, far-right. It was founded by Raymond Bourgine i ...
'' until 2005.
Calvi died on 11 April 2022 at the age of 83.
Bibliography
*''Ah quelle année'' (1969) *''Le Temps des crises'' (1975) *''La France S.O.S.ialiste'' (1983) *''L’Addition'' (1985) *''Monsieur MITTERRAC'' (1986) *''La Foire du trône'' (1988) *''Les Carnets secrets de Marianne'' (1988) *''Don Mitterrone, le Parrain'' (1988) *''Le Code de la route'' (1992) *''L’Histoire de France de Clovis à Chirac'' (1996) *''Tout baigne'' (1998) *''La Sarko-attitude'' (2008) *''L’Histoire de France de Clovis à Nicolas Ier'' (2008)References
{{Authority control 1938 births 2022 deaths French editorial cartoonists French caricaturists 20th-century French illustrators Lycée Janson-de-Sailly alumni Artists from Besançon