Jean-Jacques Sempé
Appearance
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Born | Jean-Jacques Sempé 17 August 1932 Pessac, France |
Died | 11 August 2022 Draguignan, France | (aged 89)
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Le Petit Nicolas |
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Jean-Jacques Sempé, usually known as Sempé (French: [sɑ̃pe]; 17 August 1932 – 11 August 2022), was a French cartoonist. He was known for his work on the children's book Le Petit Nicolas.[1]
Sempé died on 11 August 2022 at his secondary home in Draguignan, France, six days before his 90th birthday.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Jean-Jacques Sempé: Luck of the draw". The Independent. UK. 21 October 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ↑ "French cartoonist Sempe, famous for New Yorker covers, dies age 89". Reuters. August 12, 2022.