Maria Perego

Maria Perego (8 December 1923 – 7 November 2019) was an Italian animation artist

Maria Perego
Perego in 1961.
Born8 December 1923
Died7 November 2019(2019-11-07) (aged 95)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationAnimation artist
Known forCreating Topo Gigio.

Biography

She has been known by fans as the woman who created the character Topo Gigio in 1959 with her husband Federico Caldura.[1] She died on November 7th 2019 at the age of 95.

Works

  • Io e Topo Gigio (2015)

References

  1. "È morta Maria Perego, creò Topo Gigio". la Repubblica (in Italian). 7 November 2019.


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