Philippe Fix
Philippe Fix (born 1 May 1937) is a French illustrator and author of children's books. He studied Decorative Arts in Strasbourg at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Philippe Fix
- Born
- 1937 · Grendelbruch.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- illustrator · artist · comics creator
- Education
- École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg · Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Languages
- French
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Philippe Fix (born 1 May 1937) is a French illustrator and author of children's books. He studied Decorative Arts in Strasbourg at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
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Born in Grendelbruch, Département du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, Fix created the comic character Chouchou for the magazine Salut les copains in 1963. The magazine Chouchou was founded specifically for the character in 1964, and in the same year it appeared as a "singer" on two records with the voice of Jean-Jacques Debout at higher speed, including one song "La Mascotte des copains" with Fix's lyrics. In 1965 it appeared in the magazine Pilote. The book Chouchou au Far West was published in 1966. Books with Fix' illustrations have appeared in French, German, English, Italian, Finnish, Danish, Dutch, Welsh, Swedish, Norwegian (bokmål), Spanish, Afrikaans, Japanese, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Hebrew.
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Philippe Fix is recorded as illustrator, artist and comics creator.
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1937
Philippe Fix born at Grendelbruch.
Awards
• 1970: "Mention" Premio Critici in Erba, Bologna Children's Book Fair (Italy) for Serafin und seine Wundermaschine, written by Alain Grée and Janine Ast, which Fix illustrated. • 1972: "Mention" Premio Grafico Fiera di Bologna per l'Infanzia, Bologna Children's Book Fair (Italy) for Serafin: lesen verboten, written by Alain Grée, illustrated by Fix. • 1990: Hans Christian Andersen Diploma for Il y a cent ans déjà
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- 1.Philippe Fix - 1 Buch. Perlentaucher. 1 October 2017.
- 2.Philippe Fix. lambiek.net. 6 May 2011.
- 3.Entry on Philippe Fix at babelio
- 4.Article about the magazine Chouchou at bdzoom.com
- 5.Chouchou at Bide & Musique
- 6.JOHNNY HALLYDAY - L'idole (+Argus), by Daniel Lesueur, CAMION BLANC, 2010,
- 7.Souvenirs, souvenirs-- cent ans de chanson française by Bertrand Bonnieux, Pascal Cordereix, Élizabeth Giuliani, Gallimard, 2004.
- 8.Fix. Bandes dessinées oubliées.
- 9.Fix, P. Chouchou au far-west. Hachette. 1966.
- 10.2017-10-27.
- 11.2017-10-27.
- 12.ALO docView - IBBY Honour List (1990) (1990). Austrian Literature Online.
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