Osvaldo Cavandoli
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Osvaldo Cavandoli also known by his pen name
Cava, was an Italian cartoonist
. His most famous work is his series of short animated cartoons, La Linea
("The Line").
Cavandoli was born in Maderno sul Garda
, Italy, but moved to Milan
when he was two years old (later becoming an honorary citizen of that city). From 1936 to 1940 he worked as a technical designer for Alfa Romeo
. When he developed his interest in cartoons in 1943, he started working with Nino Pagot, who later created Calimero
. In 1950 he started working independently as a director and a producer. He became famous for his La Linea, a simply drawn cartoon, first appearing in 1969. In 1978 and 1988 he developed two new characters: sexilinea and eroslinea.
Massimo Lagostina, the owner of a popular brand of cookware, chose it as a testimonial for his advertising campaign.
The original character was born and lived out of a single white pencil stroke, would be known as La Linea (the Line).
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
Cava, was an Italian cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
. His most famous work is his series of short animated cartoons, La Linea
La Linea (TV series)
La Linea is an Italian animated series created by the Italian cartoonist Osvaldo Cavandoli. The series consists of 90 episodes which are about 2–3 minutes long each which were produced originally broadcast in the Italian channel RAI between 1971 - 1986. Over the years the series aired in more than...
("The Line").
Cavandoli was born in Maderno sul Garda
Toscolano-Maderno
Toscolano-Maderno is a town and comune on the West coast of Lake Garda, in the province of Brescia, in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is located c. 40 km from Brescia....
, Italy, but moved to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
when he was two years old (later becoming an honorary citizen of that city). From 1936 to 1940 he worked as a technical designer for Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...
. When he developed his interest in cartoons in 1943, he started working with Nino Pagot, who later created Calimero
Calimero
is an Italian/Japanese cartoon about a charming, but hapless anthropomorphized cartoon chicken; the only black one in a family of yellow chickens. He wears half of his egg shell still on his head...
. In 1950 he started working independently as a director and a producer. He became famous for his La Linea, a simply drawn cartoon, first appearing in 1969. In 1978 and 1988 he developed two new characters: sexilinea and eroslinea.
La Linea (The Line)
Cavandoli proposed his work for Carosello, an advertisement break broadcast between 1957 and 1977.Massimo Lagostina, the owner of a popular brand of cookware, chose it as a testimonial for his advertising campaign.
The original character was born and lived out of a single white pencil stroke, would be known as La Linea (the Line).
See also
- La Linea (TV series)La Linea (TV series)La Linea is an Italian animated series created by the Italian cartoonist Osvaldo Cavandoli. The series consists of 90 episodes which are about 2–3 minutes long each which were produced originally broadcast in the Italian channel RAI between 1971 - 1986. Over the years the series aired in more than...