Jorge Longaron
(Jordi Longarón i Llopart)
(b. 1933, Spain)
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Jorge Longaron was born in Barcelona, and began his career working as a commercial artist. By 1969 he was hired by the Chicago Tribune and the New York News Syndicate to create a comic strip. This resulted in the 'Friday Foster' strip, about a young female photographer. 'Friday Foster' was written by Jim Lawrence and ran from 1970 to 1974. It was adapted into a feature film in 1975.
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Since then, Longarón has done many cover illustrations for American publications. In his native Spain, Longaron has done several illustrations and strips. He is also a fine artist, and specializes in painting the Catalan countryside, but also the American southwest.
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