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  1. René Goscinny (French: [ʁəne ɡɔsini], Polish: [ɡɔɕˈt͡ɕinnɨ] ⓘ; 14 August 1926 – 5 November 1977) was a French comic editor and writer, who created the Astérix comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo.

    • 1949
    • 1951
    • 1956
    • 1959
    • 1968
    • 1977

    In New York he meets the cartoonists Jijé and Morris. The latter introduces him to Georges Troisfontaines, boss of World Press, and Yvan Chéron, head of International Press. They reach a deal and a few weeks later René arrives in Paris to work with them …

    One fine morning in 1951, Albert Uderzo, who is working for World Press/International Press, is told that someone new, called ‘Gossini’ is coming to join them. When Albert hears this name, his Italian roots get all excited. But he learns that “No, his name is spelt G.o.s.c.i.n.n.y. He’s French and he’s moving here from the United States.” The two h...

    Uderzo and Goscinny then play an active part alongside Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Hébrard to create the companies called Edipresse (news agency) and Edifrance (advertising agency), which at last give them the opportunity to express themselves independently. There follow several difficult years when the two try out various jobs, but this period i...

    Then an important project monopolises our two friends’ time: to create a magazine called Pilote, in conjunction with François Clauteaux, who will be the editor, Albert and René look for a typically French hero. The decision is made and they choose the Romance of Renart. However, they are quickly told that the project is already under way, initiated...

    The two authors continue some of the series for a while, either working together or on their own. However, from the “Asterix and the Chieftain’s Shield” album onwards, Albert Uderzo decides to devote himself exclusively to the little Gaulish hero and abandons his other characters.

    Asterix becomes a major French comic strip hero, with his popularity increasing album by album. He brings great happiness to Albert and René, who by now have also founded a cartoon film studio, called Studio Idéfix. However, misfortune is just around the corner. The awful news comes on 5 November 1977: René Goscinny dies during an exercise stress t...

  2. Jul 31, 2024 · René Goscinny (born Aug. 4, 1926, Paris—died Nov. 5, 1977, Paris) was a French writer who is best known for the comic strip “Astérix”, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Goscinny was reared and educated in Buenos Aires and later worked on children’s books in New York City.

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  3. René Goscinny, né le 14 août 1926 à Paris et mort le 5 novembre 1977 dans la même ville 1, est un scénariste de bande dessinée, journaliste, écrivain et humoriste français, également producteur, réalisateur et scénariste de films. Il est l'un des fondateurs et rédacteurs en chef de Pilote, un magazine de bande dessinée.

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    As of 20 April 2022, 385 million copies of Asterix books had been sold worldwide and translated in 111 languages making it the world's most widely translated comic book series, [5] with co-creators René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo being France's best-selling authors abroad.

  5. Le Petit Nicolas (Little Nicholas) is a series of French children's books created by René Goscinny and illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé; its first installment was originally published on 29 March 1959. The books depict an idealized version of childhood in 1950s France.

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  7. May 17, 2018 · Asterix in Britain: The Life and Work of Rene Goscinny is at the Jewish Museum London until September 30. Rene Goscinny wrote the comic books that conquered the world. A new exhibition at...

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