Carlo Peroni
{{Short description|Italian comic book artist}}
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Carlo Peroni (29 November 1929 – 13 December 2011), also known as Perogatt, was an Italian comic book artist.
Born in Senigallia, Ancona, Peroni started his career in 1946 as a restorer and an icon painter.{{cite book|last1=Franco Fossati|title=Dizionario Illustrato del Fumetto|publisher=Mondadori, 1992|isbn=8804355441|chapter=Peroni, Carlo}} In 1948 he started collaborating with the children magazine Il Giornalino, then he worked for a number of Italian and European magazines and newspapers, such as Corriere dei Piccoli, Guerin Sportivo, Bild-Zeitung. He also collaborated with RAI and wrote several books.{{cite news|title=Addio al papà di Calimero, il pulcino piccolo e nero|url=http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo.php?id=173244&sez=HOME_SPETTACOLO|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218132739/http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo.php?id=173244&sez=HOME_SPETTACOLO|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 February 2013|accessdate=9 January 2013|newspaper=Il Messaggero|date=14 December 2011}}
Devoted to humorous comics, Peroni created, among others, Gianconiglio (also known as Sonny), Zio Boris, Nerofumo, Paciocco, Ispettore Perogatt. He was also founder and author of the comics magazine Slurp!.{{cite news|last=Domenico Misciagna|title=Un addio slurpato a Carlo Peroni|url=http://www.comingsoon.it/News_Articoli/News/Page/?Key=10656|accessdate=9 January 2013|newspaper=Coming Soon|date=15 December 2011}}
References
External links
- [http://www.perogatt.com/ official website]
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Category:Italian comics artists
Category:Italian comics writers
Category:People from the Province of Ancona
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