Maria Perego | |
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Born | 8 December 1923 |
Died | 7 November 2019 Milan, Italy | (aged 95)
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Animation artist |
Known for | Creating Topo Gigio. |
Maria Perego (8 December 1923 – 7 November 2019) was an Italian animation artist.
She has been known by fans as the woman who created the character Topo Gigio in 1959 with her husband Federico Caldura.[1] She died on November 7, 2019, at the age of 95. She worked in the private tv station Antenna 3 Lombardia too.