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Biography
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Peyo
Real name: Pierre Culliford
Effective period / Period of releases: 1974 - 1978
Peyo, né Pierre Culliford (25 June 1928 — 24 December 1992, Brussels, Belgium), was a prolific Belgian comic book author and cartoonist best known for creating The Smurfs (originally published as "Les Schtroumpfs" in French). See also the "Peyo" label entry for copyright credits and LCCN roles. He is the father of Thierry Culliford (b. 1955) and Véronique Culliford (b. 1958).