Roger Camille
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Roger Camille alias Kiko (Heliopolis
, 24 May 1936 - Brussels
, 23 May 2006), was a Belgian cartoonist.
He was born in Egypt
but he left this countryside when it was governed by Nasser
in the 1960s. He started working in Spirou magazine
where he created his famous 1965 character Foufi, originally created for a Lebanese newspaper. He worked as a publicist later, specially for the ice cream company Motta
. He lived in Schaerbeek and died on the eve of his 70th birthday.
Two albums of Foufi were published by Dupuis
in French and Dutch.
Was a designer in 1920.
Heliopolis (Cairo Suburb)
Modern Heliopolis is a district in Cairo, Egypt. The city was established in 1905 by the Heliopolis Oasis Company, headed by the Belgian industrialist Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain, as well as Boghos Nubar, son of the Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha.-History:The Baron Empain, a well known...
, 24 May 1936 - Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, 23 May 2006), was a Belgian cartoonist.
He was born in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
but he left this countryside when it was governed by Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death. A colonel in the Egyptian army, Nasser led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 along with Muhammad Naguib, the first president, which overthrew the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and heralded a new period of...
in the 1960s. He started working in Spirou magazine
Spirou (magazine)
Spirou magazine is a weekly Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company...
where he created his famous 1965 character Foufi, originally created for a Lebanese newspaper. He worked as a publicist later, specially for the ice cream company Motta
Motta
Motta is a small town in Val Poschiavo, Grisons, Switzerland. It is located on the south side of Lago di Poschiavo....
. He lived in Schaerbeek and died on the eve of his 70th birthday.
Two albums of Foufi were published by Dupuis
Dupuis
Éditions Dupuis S.A. is a Belgian publisher of comic books and magazines.Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French language publisher, but publishes many editions both in French...
in French and Dutch.
Was a designer in 1920.