Toni Pagot

 ( Italian Comics Artists ) 

Toni Pagot (16 December 1921 – 7 July 2001) was an Italian comic artist, animator, writer, cartoonist and director, most famous as the creator of Calimero and Grisù.

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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.

9788889645093, Il principe costante, 2008. ISBN 9788889645093

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.

9788876055485, Gremese, 1991. ISBN 9788876055485

In 1963, the Pagot brothers created their main successful character, the black chick Calimero.

Marco Giusti9788876847851, Frassinelli, 2004. ISBN 9788876847851

In the 1970s, Pagot turned to work as a comic artist for Il Corriere dei Piccoli, Il Giornalino and Il Corriere dei Ragazzi. He was also co-creator and director of the animated series Grisù.

Daniel Valentin Simion9788890390227, Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227

His nephew Marco Pagot and niece Gi Pagot 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.

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External links

• Tony Pagot at IMDb

Categories: Italian Comics Artists, Italian Comics Writers, Italian Humorists, 1921 Births, 2001 Deaths, Artists From Milan, Italian Animators, Italian Animated Film Directors, Italian Animated Film Producers, Writers From Milan, Italian Television Show Creators

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