Jordi Longarón i Llopart (1 February 1933 – 10 May 2019),
Jordi Longaron i Llopart
also known as Jorge Longarón, was a Spanish illustrator for magazines and comic strips.
Born in Barcelona, Longarón began professionally drawing during the 1940s and 1950s. He drew the comics ''Arsénico Lupin'' in Chispa and ''Chan-Chu-Llo'' in Garabatos and also contributed to ''El Pequeño Mosquetero'', ''Serenata Extra'', ''Hazañas Belicas'' and ''Hazañas del Oeste''.[Lambiek]
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In 1969, for the Chicago Tribune and the New York News Syndicate, he teamed with writer Jim Lawrence to create the ''Friday Foster
''Friday Foster'' is an American newspaper comic strip, created and written by Jim Lawrence and illustrated by Jorge Longarón. It ran from January 18, 1970, to February 17, 1974 and was notable for featuring one of the first African-American ...
'' comic strip about a young female photographer. ''Friday Foster'' was launched January 18, 1970 and was syndicated until 1974, with taking over the art chores in the final year. It was adapted into a feature film starring Pam Grier
Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Described by Quentin Tarantino as cinema's first female action star (although, there are some who dispute that claim and believe Cheng Pei-pei actually holds that distinc ...
in 1975.[
Longarón did many cover illustrations for American publications. As a fine artist, he painted Catalan landscapes and the American Southwest.][ His influence can be seen in the artwork of Cliff Chiang and others.
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References
External links
Longarón MuseumJordi Longarón: The Legend of “Friday Foster”
Spanish comics artists
Spanish comic strip cartoonists
Spanish illustrators
1933 births
2019 deaths
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