Toni Pagot (16 December 1921 – 7 July 2001) was an Italian comic artist, animator, writer, cartoonist and director, most famous as the creator of ''

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'' and '' Grisù''.

Life and career

Born Antonio Pagotto in

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, in collaboration with his elder brother Nino, Pagot started his career in the fields of comics, animation and advertising. After the

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, the two brothers created with ''

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'', the first Italian feature-length animated film and the first Italian film in

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. In 1963, the Pagot brothers created their main successful character, the black chick

. In the 1970s, Pagot turned to work as a comic artist for ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was also co-creator and director of the animated series '' Grisù''. His nephew Marco Pagot and niece Gi Pagot also work in animation. They collaborated in the production of

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's ''

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'', and other Italo-Japanese productions including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

References

External links

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Italian comics artists Italian comics writers Italian humorists 1921 births 2001 deaths Artists from Milan Italian animators Italian animated film directors Italian animated film producers Writers from Milan Italian television show creators {{Europe-comics-creator-stub