The illustrator of the cult comic strip launched in 1977 has died at the age of 83, the Bayard publishing house confirmed to “Libération” on Wednesday November 20.
The restaurant “A la bonne forque” loses its star. Launched in 1977 in the magazine I like to readthe comic series Tom-Tom and Nana has rocked the childhood of several generations of readers. Behind this monument of children's literature was a little lady, Bernadette Després. She died at the age of 83, confirmed to Liberation the Bayard publishing house this Wednesday November 20.
Born in 1941 in Paris, she began her career as a designer at the School and art workshop for young girls on Rue Beethoven. La Farandole editions opened their doors to him and published his first book in 1965, Annie goes shopping. A few years later, Bernadette Després met another illustrator, Jacqueline Cohen and collaborated with her on the book Zaza's Wordspublished by the magazine Apple of Api. This adventure puts her on the road to Bayard Presse which creates I like to read.
It was about ten kilometers from Givraines (Loiret) where his family is based that a restaurant in Pithiviers caught his attention. He will be his source of inspiration for La Bonne Fourchette, the Dubouchon family restaurant, and the characters of Tom-Tom and Nana. Until her death, Bernadette Desprès passed on her love of drawing and illustration to visitors young and old, in her house in Givraines.
