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Benito Jacovitti

Benito Jacovitti

Benito Jacovitti

He is one of the most important Italian comics authors of the twentieth century, characterized by an absolutely personal and recognizable style, which combines the peculiar anatomies of the characters with the construction of very detailed tables and grotesque and surreal elements.
Born in Termoli in 1923, he began publishing, when he was still sixteen, for the Florentine satirical magazine Il brivido, thus starting a long and prolific career.
He collaborates with countless magazines and newspapers (Il Corriere dei Piccoli, Il Giorno, Il Travaso, Linus), inventing dozens of characters (Cocco Bill above all) and realizes the famous Vitt Diary, a real must for the students of the time.

An affectionate participant in the Salone, he is awarded three times: Palme d'Or for humorous drawing in 1971 and for illustrated literature in 1975 and finally Golden Date for Humor Comics in 1997!

In 1994 the President of the Italian Republic Oscar Luigi Scalfaro confers on him the title of Knight of the Order of Merit.


Benito Jacovitti died in Rome in 1997.

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