Wim Boost, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wim Boost

Dutch cartoonist

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1918

Place of Birth: Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

Date of Death: 01-Aug-2005

Profession: cartoonist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Willem Louis Joseph Boost (2 July 1918, Breda - 1 August 2005, Breukelen), was a Dutch cartoonist, using the alias WiBo. Boost (pronounced "boast") started his career as a drawing teacher, and then started to work for the Toonder studios.
He worked for several journals and newspapers, including Jeugdkampioen, Het Lichtspoor, Mandril, Haagse Post (1952-1955), and Studio (1963-1965).
He also worked for Dutch national newspaper de Volkskrant from 1951 until 1985, where he made a daily cartoon for the front page for many years.