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Janine Culliford (née Devroye; 29 March 1930 – 5 July 2016) was a Belgian colourist of comic strips. Nine Culliford was the wife of the comic strip creator known as Peyo (the pseudonym of Pierre Culliford, 1928–1992). She coloured his illustrations up until his death.
Nine Culliford (birth name Janine Devroye; March 29, 1930 - July 5th, 2016) was the widow of Pierre Culliford, the original Peyo, and the mother of Thierry and Véronique Culliford. She worked as a colorist for Studio Peyo on various Smurf comic book stories.
Nine Culliford, born Janine Devroye, died yesterday at the age of 86. She was a close comics collaborator with her late husband, Pierre Culliford better known as Peyo, creator of the Smurfs.
In 1952, Culliford married Nine Culliford. They had two children. Career. Culliford took on the name "Peyo" early in his professional career, based on an English cousin's mispronunciation of Pierrot (a diminutive form of Pierre).
Jul 5, 2016 · Nine Culliford was the wife of the comic strip creator known as Peyo (the pseudonym of Pierre Culliford, 1928–1992). She coloured his illustrations up until his death. She is especially notable for coming up with the idea that the Smurfs should be coloured blue.
Jul 13, 2016 · Passings | Nine Culliford, the woman who made the Smurfs blue, died on July 5 at the age of 86. Nine met Pierre Culliford, the artist who would later take the pen name Peyo, in 1946, the same year his first cartoon was published.
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Jan 15, 2008 · Nine Culliford, Peyo's widow, and son Thierry say the Smurfs are timeless. Nonetheless, they mark 50 years with an animated film deal, a series of new comic adventures, an exhibition at a cartoon...
