# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/andre-franquin
# Generated: 2026-09-07T21:20:19.885Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/andre-franquin"
name: "André Franquin"
slug: "andre-franquin"
description: "André Franquin was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are Gaston and Marsupilami. He also produced the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1946 to 1968, a period seen by many as the series' golden age."
tagline: "Belgian comics artist (1924-1997)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Andr%C3%A9_Franquin%2C_tekenaar_strip_Guust_Flater%2C_1979_-_19.jpg?width=1200"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1924-01-03"
deathDate: "1997-01-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump