Henri Vernes
Charles-Henri Dewisme aka Henri Vernes (born October 16, 1918 in Ath ) is a Belgian writer and comic book author .
Career
After dropping out of his studies, Charles-Henri Dewisme went to China for a short time. On his return he worked in the field of writing and was able to publish his first novel in 1944. After the war he worked as a freelance journalist in French-speaking countries.
At the request of Jean-Jacques Schellens, the publisher of Marabout, he created the fictional character Bob Morane in 1953 under his stage name Henri Vernes . In the Belgian women's magazine Femmes d'Aujourd'hui there was a long-term collaboration with the illustrator Dino Attanasio .
Works
- A l'assaut de l'Everest (1954–1955)
- Fawcett, le naufragé de la forêt vierge (1956–1957)
- Sir Francis Drake, l'aigle des mers (1957-1958)
- Bob Morane (1959-2012)
- Karga (1976)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Henri Vernes on bedetheque.com (French)
- ↑ Henri Vernes on actuabd.com (French)
- ↑ A l'assaut de l'Everest in Femme d'Aujourd'hui on pressibus.org (French)
- ↑ Fawcett, le naufragé de la forêt vierge in Femme d'Aujourd'hui on pressibus.org (French)
- ↑ Sir Francis Drake, l'aigle des mers in Femme d'Aujourd'hui on pressibus.org (French)
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SURNAME | Vernes, Henri |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dewisme, Charles-Henri (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian writer and comic book author |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ath |