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| Born | 5 September 1933 |
| Died | 5 November 2017 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
| Years active | 1955–2017 |
Renzo Calegari (5 September 1933 – 5 November 2017[1]) was an Italian comics artist.
Born inGenoa, Calegari left his studies in accountancy to enter the art studios of Roy d'Ami. He made his professional debut one year later, collaborating withGian Luigi Bonelli in the seriesEl Kid,I Tre Bill, and in 1955Davy Crockett. In 1957 he began a fruitful collaboration withFleetway Publications, in which he specialized in drawing war comics.[2]
In 1967 he co-created withGino D'Antonio his best known work, the long-lasting comic book seriesStoria del West, which ran until 1980, and for which he illustrated numerous stories.[2][3] After several years of hiatus, he reprised his activities in the second half of the 1970s, collaborating with the magazinesSkorpio,Il Giornalino,Orient Express andZodiaco.[2]
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