1. Jean Graton was a French comic book author and cartoonist.
12 Facts About Jean Graton
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Jean Graton moved to Brussels in 1947 and worked there in animation and advertising companies.
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Jean Graton was hired by Spirou magazine in 1952, for which he illustrated Belles Histoires de l'Oncle Paul.
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In 1966, Jean Graton created the Les Labourdet series with his wife, Francine, and published it between 1967 and 1970 in the Chez Nous magazine.
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Jean Graton launched, with Philippe Graton, the Dossiers Michel Vaillant series in 1995, each album of which being dedicated to a famous driver.
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Jean Graton's works are continued by Philippe Graton and the Studio Graton, which he created himself.
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On 21 January 2021, Jean Graton died in Brussels, Belgium, at the age of 97.
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The huge popularity of Jean Graton's series is partly due to their extreme realism.
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Jean Graton is widely recognized as a great automobile and motorsport drawer.
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Jean Graton used to take a lot of notes, illustrations, and photographs of the various automobile-related places he attended as an automobile-passionate.
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Jean Graton was later assisted with this work by his son Philippe, who has a passion for photography.
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Jean Graton's series inspired some drivers to choose such a career.