Annette Tison

{{Short description|French architect and writer}}

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| name = Annette Tison

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|12|27}}

| birth_place = Hossegor, France

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|06|28|1942|12|27}}

| death_place = Paris, France

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| occupation = Architect, author

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| alma_mater = École Spéciale d'Architecture

| notable_works = Barbapapa

| spouse = Talus Taylor

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Annette Tison (December 27, 1942 – June 28, 2010) was a French architect and writer, mainly known for being co-creator of the Barbapapa series with her American husband, Talus Taylor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tison_annette.htm|title=Annette Tison|work=Lambiek.net}}

Tison graduated from the École Spéciale d'Architecture. She co-created the characters of the Barbapapa, which was initially published as an album in 1970, before becoming a cartoon and a magazine in 1976.{{cite book|first=Raymond|last=Perrin|title=Un siècle de fictions pour les 8 à 15 ans|language=fr|publisher=L'Harmattan|location=Paris|year=2003|ISBN=9782747549479}}

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