Gerard Lauzier died
French comic book author, satirist and cinema director Gerard Lauzier
has died after a long illness, aged 76.
Lauzier is revered in the world of comic books, which he turned
to after working as a political cartoonist.
Later in life, he went to work on the big screen, scoring hits in partnership with
French acting giant Gerard Depardieu.
Their 1991 collaboration Mon Pere Ce Heros was remade
in Hollywood in 1994 as My Father The Hero.
Lauzier is survived by three children and a grandson.
Gerard Lauzier öldü
Fransiz cizgi roman, senaryo yazari ve yonetmen Gerard Lauzier, yasama veda etti.
Ailesinden yapilan aciklamada, Lauzier’nin 76 yasinda Paris’teki evinde oldugu belirtildi.
30 Kasim 1932’de Fransa’nin Marsilya kentinde dogan Lauzier,
Paris Guzel Sanatlar Okulu’dan mezun olmasinin ardindan Brezilya’ya yerlesti.
1965’te Paris’e donen Lauzier, once karikaturle ardindan cizgi romanla ilgilendi.
Gerard Lauzier, 1993’de, Fransa’nin Angouleme sehrinde duzenlenen,
Avrupa’nin en buyuk ve en onemli cizgi roman festivalinde
“En Iyi Cizgi Roman Odulu”ne layik goruldu.
Lauzier, “Kahraman Babam”, “Sakar Profesor”, “Asteriks ve Oburiks,
Sezar’a Karsi” gibi Turkiye’de de buyuk ilgi goren filmlere imza atti.