Maria Perego

Maria Perego
Perego in 1961.
Born8 December 1923
Died7 November 2019(2019-11-07) (aged 95)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationAnimation artist
Known forCreating Topo Gigio.

Maria Perego (8 December 1923 – 7 November 2019) was an Italian animation artist.

Biography

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She has been known by fans as the woman who created the character Topo Gigio in 1959 with her husband Federico Caldura.[1] She died on November 7, 2019, at the age of 95. She worked in the private tv station Antenna 3 Lombardia too.

Works

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  • Io e Topo Gigio (2015)

References

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  1. ^ "È morta Maria Perego, creò Topo Gigio". la Repubblica (in Italian). 7 November 2019.