Osvaldo Cavandoli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Osvaldo Cavandoli

Italian cartoonist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1920

Place of Birth: Toscolano-Maderno, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 03-Mar-2007

Profession: animator, comics artist, film director

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Osvaldo Cavandoli (1 January 1920, in Maderno sul Garda, Italy – 3 March 2007, in Milan, Italy), 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 on the shores of Lake Garda and his family 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.