What is André Franquin?
{{Infobox writer | image = Franquin2.png | imagesize = | caption = | alt = | birth_name = {{birth date|1924|01|03}} | birth_place = [[Etterbeek]], [[Belgium]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1997|01|05|1924|01|03}} | death_place = [[Saint-Laurent-du-Var]], [[France]] | nationality = Belgian | alias = | notableworks = ''[[Spirou et Fantasio]]'' <br/>''[[Gaston Lagaffe]]'' <br/>''[[Idées noires]]'' | awards = [[#Awards|full list]] | website = | signature = Franquin signature.png | signature_alt = Franquin's signature }} '''André Franquin''' (3 January 1924 &ndash; 5 January 1997) was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[comics artist]]. His best known [[comic strip]] creations are ''[[Gaston Lagaffe|Gaston]]'' and ''[[Marsupilami]]''. He made these when he worked on the ''[[Spirou et Fantasio]]'' comic strip from 1947 to 1969. This time is seen by many as the series' golden age. ==Awards== * 1974: First [[Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême]], [[France]] * 1980: [[Adamson Awards|Adamson Award]], [[Sweden]] * 1985: Best Long Comic Strip at the [[Haxtur Awards]], [[Spain]], for ''[[QRN sur Bretzelburg]]'' * 1987: [[Angoulême International Comics Festival Other awards|Grand Prix for the Graphic Arts]] at the [[Angoulême International Comics Festival]] * 1996: Special Prize for outstanding life’s work at the [[Max & Moritz Prizes]] in [[Erlangen]], [[Germany]] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franquin, Andre}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:1997 deaths]] [[Category:Belgian comics artists]] [[Category:People from Brussels-Capital Region]]