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Pierre Culliford (French:; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo (). His best-known works are the comic book series The Smurfs and Johan and Peewit, the latter in which the Smurfs first appeared.
Aug 28, 2018 · Learn how Pierre Culliford, aka Peyo, created the Smurfs and became a comics legend despite facing hardships and rejections. Discover his influences, inspirations, and challenges in this exhibition review.
The Smurfs was created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (the pen name of Pierre Culliford) in 1958, wherein they were known as Les Schtroumpfs.
Peyo. Pierre Culliford (known as Peyo) was born in Brussels on 25 June 1928. He started his working life at the age of 15. He began as a cinema projectionist, and then went to work in an animation studio. The studio closed down and Peyo decided to focus on cartoon comic strips.
May 24, 2016 · Learn about the life and work of Pierre Culliford, also known as Peyo, the creator of the Smurfs and other popular comics. Discover how he came up with the name, the social commentary, and the legacy of his characters.
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Peyo was a Belgian comic artist, famous worldwide as the creator of 'The Smurfs' (1958- ). These funny blue dwarfs, known in French as 'Les Schtroumpfs', first appeared as secondary characters in Peyo's medieval adventure comic 'Johan et Pirlouit' ('Johan and Peewit, 1946-2001).
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Dec 8, 2021 · For millions of viewers, Peyo is the creator of the Smurfs, the little blue goblins who conquered the world in 1980 through television cartoons, and today through feature films mixing live...
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