René Windig
Illustration — René Windig in 2015 René Windig (born 1951 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch cartoonist, best known as a frequent collaborator with Eddie de Jong. Together they created the newspaper comic Heinz, about a grumpy sarcastic cat. They won the 1991 Stripschapprijs.
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- 1951 · Amsterdam.
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- Kingdom of the Netherlands
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- cartoonist · comics artist
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- Stripschapprijs
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René Windig (born 1951) is recorded as an artist and cartoonist.
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René Windig was born in 1951 in Amsterdam.
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They created the album covers for records by the rock band Rockin' Belly.
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Striptekenaar De Jong Windig, A'dam
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1951
René Windig was born on 9 November 1951.
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