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René Goscinny was born on 14 August, 1926 in Paris, France, is a Writer, Producer, Director. Discover René Goscinny's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of René Goscinny networth?

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Occupation writer,producer,director
Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 14 August 1926
Birthday 14 August
Birthplace Paris, France
Date of death 5 November, 1977
Died Place Paris, France
Nationality France

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Who Is René Goscinny's Wife?

His wife is Gilberte Goscinny (26 April 1967 - 5 November 1977) ( his death) ( 1 child)

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Wife Gilberte Goscinny (26 April 1967 - 5 November 1977) ( his death) ( 1 child)
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René Goscinny Net Worth

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Iznogoud (2005)€460,000

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2018

He created characters like "Le Petit Nicolas" (a mischievous schoolboy) and "Oumpah-pah" (a heroic Native American caught up in 18th-century warfare), and took over the writing or older series like "Lucky Luke". However, few of his creations were particularly popular.

2014

He served in the 141st Alpine Infantry Battalion, and was discharged with the rank of a senior corporal.

1968

In 1968, they had their only daughter, Anne Goscinny. She would grow up to become a professional writer, following her father's footsteps.

1967

In 1967, Goscinny married Gilberte Pollaro-Millo.

1962

In 1962, he had a second major hit when collaborating with Jean Tabary (1930-2011) for the series "Iznogoud". The series features a villain-protagonist, the evil vizier Iznogoud who serves in the royal court of the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258) in Baghdad, and spends most of his life trying to depose and replace the incompetent Caliph.

1960

In the 1960s, Goscinny became one of the most prolific writers of French comics.

1959

In 1959, Goscinny and Uderzo co-created the new series "Asterix" and its main characters. Featuring heroic Gauls fighting in the historic Gallic Wars (58-50 BC), the series mixed historical fiction with fantasy elements and satire. It soon became one of the most popular European comics, and Goscinny continued writing the series until his death.

1951

In 1951, artist and publisher Georges Troisfontaines hired Goscinny to head the Paris office of the "World Press" agency.

1950

During the 1950s, Goscinny collaborated with various writers and artists in producing new series of comics and children's books.

1946

In 1946, René returned to France for his mandatory military service.

1945

In 1945, René migrated from Argentina to New York City, United States, to join his older brother who lived there.

1943

In 1943, Stanislaw Goscinny suffered from cerebral hemorrhage and died. René was forced to quit school and find a job. He first worked as an assistant accountant, then as an illustrator in an advertising agency.

1940

In the late 1940s, Goscinny returned to New York City to seek employment there. He worked in various small studios, but managed to befriend a number of comics writers and artists who worked in the City at that time.

1928

In 1928, the Goscinny family migrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Stanislaw had found employment there. René was primarily raised in Buenos Aires, where he attended French-speaking schools. He reportedly a shy boy, but often acted as the "class clown" to seek attention. He enjoyed reading illustrated stories, and practiced drawing as a hobby.

1927

In his new position, Goscinny met and befriended a French-artist of Italian descent, Albert Uderzo (1927-). The two collaborated in a number of early comics works, most notably the comedy-adventure series "Jehan Pistolet ". It featured a good-natured French privateer leading a crew of misfits into adventure.

1926

René was born in Paris in 1926, as the second son of the couple. He received French citizenship at birth.

1919

René Goscinny was a French comic book writer, of Polish-Jewish descent. His parents were Stanislaw Simkha Goscinny and Anna "Hanna" Beresniak-Goscinna. The family name Goscinny means "hospitable" in the Polish language. Stanislaw was a chemical engineer from Warsaw, and Anna was from a small village called Chodorków, in the vicinity of Zhytomyr. Warsaw is currently part of Poland, and Zhytomyr part of Ukraine. Both of Goscinny's parents were born in the Russian Empire, but migrated to the French Third Republic prior to the end of World War I. They met each other in Paris, and were married there in 1919.

1914

Among them were Joseph Gillain (pen-name Jije, 1914-1980), Maurice De Bevere (pen-name Morris, 1923-2001), Will Elder (1921-2008), Jack Davis (1924-2016), and Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993).