Jan Steeman (23 May 1933 – 24 January 2018) was a Dutch

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, best known for his association football comic '' Roel Dijkstra'' and '' Noortje'', a comic strip about a bumbling teenage girl published in ''Tina''. The latter runs for more than 40 years in succession, making it the longest-running Dutch comic strip by the self-same artist. His scriptwriter for ''Noortje'' was Patty Klein while his son

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has taken over the comic. Steeman won the 2005

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 con ...

. He died on 24 January 2018 from kidney failure.

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1933 births 2018 deaths Dutch comics artists Dutch humorists Dutch sports comics artists Dutch magazine illustrators People from Schagen Artists from North Holland Deaths from kidney failure Winners of the Stripschapsprijs {{cartoonist-stub