Rune T. Kidde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Rune T. Kidde

writer

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1957

Place of Birth: Odense, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 21-Oct-2013

Profession: poet, songwriter, cartoonist, penciller

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Rune T. Kidde

  • Rune Torstein Kidde (27 September 1957 – 21 October 2013) was a Danish writer, storyteller, musician and artist.
  • He was the son of illustrator and painter Thormod Kidde (19 July 1925 – 19 February 1996) and ceramist Ragnhild Kidde (6 March 1929 – 16 September 1997).
  • He graduated from Vestfyns Gymnasium in 1976 and has studied theology for short while.
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  • Kidde was a multi-talented artist and has released both humorous cartoons, poems, novels, children's books and biographies.
  • Additionally, he made radio features to the Danish Children's Radio and was a folk singer, poet and dramatic. Rune T.
  • Kidde was a prominent member of 1970s Danish cartoon underground.
  • He published "Fields'isten" and fanzines such as "Blomstrende Spaghetti" (Flowering Spaghetti), "Knulp" and "Kong Knud" (King Canute).
  • In 1977 he co-founded the publishing company Baldur og Brage who published the first Danish underground periodical with comics "PÃ¥ Stribe".
  • In 1979 he co-founded the cartoon studio Gimle together with fellow cartoonist Peter Madsen and in 1984 was a founding member of Tegneserieværkstedet (the comics workshop).
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  • Kiddes own debut as cartoonist was the albums "Rune T.
  • Kidde" and "De siger sÃ¥ meget" (They say so much) in 1980 and up through the 1980s he released a number of comics, as well as the illustrated handbook "Øldrikkerens Lille Grønne" (The Beer Drinker's Little Green – a pun on chairman Mao's Little Red Book).
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  • Kidde founded Folkebevægelsen for W.
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  • Fields (The People's Movement for W.
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  • Fields) – one of his great idols.
  • He also made himself honorary member of the movement.
  • In 1990 he lost his eyesight, which was difficult to combine with cartoon production.
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  • Kidde continued to produce comics and picture books, where other artists – especially Jørgen Mogensen – drew according to his directives. From 1980–1981 he worked as an editor at the comic book publishing company Interpresse, where he edited The Phantom, Beetle Bailey, Komix and Underground.
  • During this time he worked with leading cartoonists such as Mort Walker, Will Eisner and Gilbert Shelton.
  • Throughout the 1980s he worked as an illustrator and writer for Danish newspapers and magazines such as Ekstrabladet, Politiken, Svikmøllen, Euroman and many fanzines.

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