Alfred Jodocus Kwak
Alfred Jodocus Kwak is the title of a music fable by the Dutch song composer Herman van Veen and the name of its main character, a little yellow duck .
history
Van Veen came up with the character for his children after running over a duck and seeing a duck with seven chicks in his garden the following day. He named it after his friend and patron Alfred Biolek , the middle name "Jodocus" he borrowed from a clown. In 1976 van Veen presented the character in a musical for children. From 1987 to 1990 three comics by Harald Siepermann and Hans Bacher followed.
After that, the duck became increasingly popular in the Netherlands. From 1989 to 1991, 52 episodes of the cartoon series Alfred J. Kwak appeared , through which the little duck became internationally known. The main draftsman of the duck was Harald Siepermann , who also worked for the Disney studios and was largely responsible for the design of the series and the visual implementation of the stories. The dubbing actress for Alfred Jodocus Kwak in the television series is the Dutchwoman Ryan van den Akker .
Since 2003, Alfred has been the official UNICEF ambassador for the rights of the child as enshrined by the UN .
literature
- Ingo Schiweck, Hans-Jürgen von Osterhausen, Susanne Schult: "Let yourself be surprised--": Dutch entertainers in Germany after 1945 . Agenda-Verlag, Münster 2005, ISBN 9783896882554 , page 149.
- Herman van Veen: Dagen flocks . Bezige Bij bv, Uitgeverij De, Amsterdam 2015, ISBN 9789400401907 , pp. 46-49.
Web links
- History of the character Alfred Jodocus Kwak (Dutch)
- The Strange Adventures of the Duck Alfred Jodocus Kwak (Carlsen Comics, 1987–1990) in the Comic Guide
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The friend who made me cry In: SZ-Magazin , issue 38/2012, accessed on August 24, 2015