Jan Gissberg (born 13 August 1948) is a Swedish

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'' bibliographical entry about Gissberg, retrieved 16 November 2013 After studying at

Konstfack Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, is a university college for higher education in the area of art, crafts and design in Stockholm, Sweden. History Konstfack has had several different names since it was founded in 1844 by the eth ...

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he started working as an animator under Stig Lasseby, and later went on to direct by himself. As a cartoonist he is best known for drawing Rudolf Petersson's 91:an Karlsson, and for his high production speed. Gissberg started drawing already as a child. After high school, he trained in the advertising/illustration line at Konstfack but interrupted his studies to devote himself to animation and cartooning. He also contributed to the Lilla Fridolf series and was one of the artists behind Aron Rapp from the 1970s, together with Magnus Knutsson. In 1992, Jan Gissberg won a Guldbagge Award in Sweden for his artistic career.

Movies

* 1981 – '' Peter-No-Tail (film)'' * 1985 – '' Peter-No-Tail in Americat'' * 1987 – ''

Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll räddar Hönan ''Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll räddar Hönan'' is a 1987 Swedish animated short film directed by Jan Gissberg about the two eponymous characters created by Thomas Funck. Funck also provides all voices. The film was released theatrically in Swed ...

'' * 1991 – ''

Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High ''Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High'' () is a 1991 Swedish animated feature film directed by Jan Gissberg after an original script by Thomas Funck, using Funck's already well-established characters. It follows a shorter film made by th ...

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* * Swedish comics artists Swedish animators Swedish animated film directors 1948 births Living people Konstfack alumni {{cartoonist-stub