Jean-Michel Charlier

Biography

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Name: Jean-Michel Charlier.
Birth: October 30, 1924, in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.
Death: July 10, 1989 (at age 64).
Death Location: Saint-Cloud (Source 5) or Paris (Source 6).
Nationality/Profession: Belgian comics writer, writer, actor, television screenwriter, and director (Source 2, 5).
Key Achievements: Co-founder of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote.
Career Details:
1945: Draughtsman in Brussels with World Press (syndicate of Georges Troisfontaines), which worked mainly for Spirou magazine.
1946: Created the four-page comic strip L'Agonie du Bismarck with artist Victor Hubinon. Charlier wrote the script and drew the ships and airplanes.
1947: Began the long-running air-adventure comic strip Buck Danny with Hubinon.
Known For (IMDb): The Aeronauts (1967), Les dossiers noirs (1974), and Les nouveaux chevaliers du ciel (1988).

Jean-Michel Charlier (October 30, 1924 – July 10, 1989) was a Belgian comics writer, actor, and television screenwriter and director. Born in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, he was a co-founder of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote. In 1945, Charlier worked as a draughtsman in Brussels for World Press, the syndicate of Georges Troisfontaines. In 1946, he and artist Victor Hubinon created the four-page comic strip L'