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Description:Chapters: Hugo Pratt, Fiona May, Silvana Mangano, Francis Aidan Gasquet, Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft, Henry Noris, Warren Spragg, Adel Smith, Ray Lovelock, Ignazio Hugford, John Woodcock, Lamont Young. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hugo Eugenio Pratt (June 15, 1927 August 20, 1995) was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as Corto Maltese. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2005. Born in Rimini in Romagna to Rolando Pratt and Evelina Genero, Hugo Pratt spent all his childhood in Venice in a very cosmopolitan family environment. His paternal grandfather Joseph was of English origin, while his maternal grandfather was a Marrano Jew and his grandmother was of Turkish origin. He was also related to the actor Boris Karloff, whose birth name was William Henry Pratt. In 1937, Hugo Pratt moved with his mother to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), joining his father who was working there following the conquest of that country by Benito Mussolini's Italy. Pratt's father, a professional Italian soldier, was captured in 1941 by British troops and in late 1942, died from disease as a prisoner of war. The same year, Hugo Pratt and his mother were interned in a prison camp at Dir daoua where he would buy comics from guards and later was sent back to Italy by the Red Cross. In 1944, he was at risk of being executed as SS troops had mistaken him for a South African spy. After the war, Pratt moved to Venice where he organized entertainment for the Allied troops. Later Pratt joined the 'Venice Group' with other Italian cartoonists, including Alberto Ongaro and Mario Faustinelli. Their magazine Asso di Picche, launched in 1945 as Albo Uragano, conce...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=16645We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Italians of English Descent: Hugo Pratt, Fiona May, Silvana Mangano, Francis Aidan Gasquet, Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft. To get started finding Italians of English Descent: Hugo Pratt, Fiona May, Silvana Mangano, Francis Aidan Gasquet, Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2010

ISBN: 1155884876

Description: Chapters: Hugo Pratt, Fiona May, Silvana Mangano, Francis Aidan Gasquet, Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft, Henry Noris, Warren Spragg, Adel Smith, Ray Lovelock, Ignazio Hugford, John Woodcock, Lamont Young. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hugo Eugenio Pratt (June 15, 1927 August 20, 1995) was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as Corto Maltese. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2005. Born in Rimini in Romagna to Rolando Pratt and Evelina Genero, Hugo Pratt spent all his childhood in Venice in a very cosmopolitan family environment. His paternal grandfather Joseph was of English origin, while his maternal grandfather was a Marrano Jew and his grandmother was of Turkish origin. He was also related to the actor Boris Karloff, whose birth name was William Henry Pratt. In 1937, Hugo Pratt moved with his mother to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), joining his father who was working there following the conquest of that country by Benito Mussolini's Italy. Pratt's father, a professional Italian soldier, was captured in 1941 by British troops and in late 1942, died from disease as a prisoner of war. The same year, Hugo Pratt and his mother were interned in a prison camp at Dir daoua where he would buy comics from guards and later was sent back to Italy by the Red Cross. In 1944, he was at risk of being executed as SS troops had mistaken him for a South African spy. After the war, Pratt moved to Venice where he organized entertainment for the Allied troops. Later Pratt joined the 'Venice Group' with other Italian cartoonists, including Alberto Ongaro and Mario Faustinelli. Their magazine Asso di Picche, launched in 1945 as Albo Uragano, conce...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=16645We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Italians of English Descent: Hugo Pratt, Fiona May, Silvana Mangano, Francis Aidan Gasquet, Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft. To get started finding Italians of English Descent: Hugo Pratt, Fiona May, Silvana Mangano, Francis Aidan Gasquet, Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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