Toni Pagot (16 December 1921 – 7 July 2001) was an Italian comics artist and animator.
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Born | Antonio Pagotto (1921-12-16)16 December 1921 Milan |
Died | 7 July 2001(2001-07-07) (aged 79) Roncello, Province of Monza and Brianza |
Occupation | comics artist, animator |
Years active | 1938–2001 |
Born Antonio Pagotto in Milan, in collaboration with his elder brother Nino, Pagot started his career in the fields of comics, animation and advertising.[1] After the Second World War, the two brothers created with The Dynamite Brothers, the first Italian feature-length animated film and the first Italian film in Technicolor.[1][2][3] In 1963, the Pagot brothers created their main successful character, the black chick Calimero.[1][4][5] In the 1970s, Pagot turned to work as a comic artist for Il Corriere dei Piccoli, Il Giornalino and Il Corriere dei Ragazzi.[1][5] He was also co-creator and director of the animated series Grisù.[6]
His nephew Marco Pagot and niece Gi Pagot[7] also work in animation. They collaborated in the production of Hayao Miyazaki's Sherlock Hound, and other Italo-Japanese productions including Soccer Fever, Montana Jones, and Reporter Blues.
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