Lars Jansson (cartoonist)

Siblings Lars and Tove Jansson in 1963.

Lars Fredrik Jansson (8 October 1926, Helsinki – 31 July 2000, Helsinki) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author and cartoonist.[1]

Early life

A native of Helsinki, Jansson was the son of a sculptor, Viktor Jansson, and a Swedish-born illustrator, Signe Hammarsten-Jansson. His siblings included an older sister, writer Tove Jansson, and an older brother, photographer Per Olov Jansson. In 1957, he began working with his sister on the writing of the Moomin comic strip, which he produced single-handedly from 1960 to 1975. Between 1990 and 1992, Jansson worked with Dennis Livson to develop the concept of the Moomin animated series in Japan. His daughter, Sophia, worked together with him in 1993 to help manage the production of a new series of Moomin strips which Sophia now manages solely.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Tolvanen, Juhani (27 June 2001). "Lars Jansson". Helsingin Sanomat. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ^ Ånger, Maria (1 December 2000). "När Mumin erövrade världen". Ny Tid. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ Suortti-Vuorio, Auli. "Tove Jansson". Design Forum Finland website. designforum.fi. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2012.


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