Jijé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jijé

comic artist

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1914

Place of Birth: Gedinne, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 19-Jun-1980

Profession: comics artist, cartoonist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Joseph Gillain (French: [?il?~]), better known by his pen name Jijé ([?i?e]; 13 January 1914 – 19 June 1980), was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the Spirou et Fantasio strip (and for having introduced the Fantasio character) and the creator of one of the first major European western strips, Jerry Spring.