Toni Pagot
Toni Pagot (16 December 1921 – 7 July 2001) was an Italian comics artist and animator.
Toni Pagot | |
|---|---|
| Born | Antonio Pagotto 16 December 1921 |
| Died | 7 July 2001 (aged 79) |
| Occupation(s) | comics artist, animator |
| Years active | 1938–2001 |
Life and career
Born Antonio Pagotto in Milan, in collaboration with his elder brother Nino, Pagot started his career in the fields of comics, animation and advertising.[1] After the Second World War, the two brothers created with The Dynamite Brothers, the first Italian feature-length animated film and the first Italian film in Technicolor.[1][2][3] In 1963, the Pagot brothers created their main successful character, the black chick Calimero.[1][4][5] In the 1970s, Pagot turned to work as a comic artist for Il Corriere dei Piccoli, Il Giornalino and Il Corriere dei Ragazzi.[1][5] He was also co-creator and director of the animated series Grisù.[6]
His nephew Marco Pagot and niece Gi Pagot[7] also work in animation. They collaborated in the production of Hayao Miyazaki's Sherlock Hound, and other Italo-Japanese productions including Soccer Fever, Montana Jones, and Reporter Blues.
References
- Anna Antonini, Chiara Tognolotti. Mondi possibili: un viaggio nella storia del cinema d'animazione. Il principe costante, 2008. ISBN 8889645091.
- Silvio D'Amico. Enciclopedia dello spettacolo, Volume 6. Unedi-Unione editoriale, 1975.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- Marco Giusti. Il grande libro di Carosello. Frassinelli, 2004. ISBN 8876847855.
- Andrea Laffranchi. "Ora Calimero è anche orfano, addio a Toni Pagot". Corriere della Sera. p. 33. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- Daniel Valentin Simion. Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.
- Eric J. Lyman. "Cartoons honor Italian animation brothers". The Hollywood Reporter, April 17, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2020.