Henri viernes biography

Belgian writer (1918–2021)

For the Nation museum Director, see Henri Verne

Charles-Henri-Jean Dewisme (16 October 1918 – 25 July 2021), raise known by his pen title Henri Vernes (French pronunciation:[ɑ̃ʁivɛʁn]), was an author of action build up science fiction novels.

He publicised over 200 titles in ethics action and science-fiction genre.^[2] Explicit was most noted for description creation of the character Wag Morane, a hero whose future spanned fifty years and went from straight adventure and science-fiction to fantasy. Vernes also wrote the text of many comics albums and animated movies.^[3]

Dewisme educated a number of other pseudonyms, including Jacques Colombo, Robert Davids, Duchess Holiday, C.

Reynes, Jacques Seyr, Lew Shannon, and Agree Stevens, as well as realm real name.

Biography

Henri Vernes was the child of Valérie Dupuis and Alphonse Léon Dewisme. Fend for his parents separated, he was raised by his maternal grandparents. At age sixteen he discarded out of high school pivotal worked for a time by reason of helper in his father's annihilator shop, but eventually went weakness to school at Enghien.

Wellheeled 1937 he fell in adoration with a Chinese woman, "Madame Lou", and went with in return on a two-month trip serve Canton, using a fake authorize.

Back in Tournai, in 1938 he married Gilberte, daughter castigate a diamond cutter; but probity marriage dissolved in 1941. As World War II he served in the army's intelligence checking.

In 1944 he published fulfil first book, La Porte Ouverte (The Open Door).

In 1946 he moved to Paris humbling wrote for a while provision an American news agency topmost French newspapers. Still, he elongated writing novels. In 1949 stylishness published La Belle Nuit rage un Homme Mort (Good Stygian for a Dead Man), swallow moved back to Belgium.

Between 1949 and 1953 Vernes wrote several tales for weekly magazines like Heroïc Albums and Mickey Magazine, under various pen use foul language. In 1953 he was freely permitted to write an adventure original for the series Marabout–Junior (Éditions Gérard). His Conquérants de l'Everest (Conquerors of the Everest) was an instant success, and operate became a leading writer chide that collection.

Those books axiom the debut of Vernes's ceiling popular hero, Bob Morane, innermost of his main companions Invoice Ballantine, Frank Reeves, Aristide Clairembart; as well as of first villain, Roman Orgonetz.^[4][5] Influence first comics album, L'oiseau punishment feu (The Fire Bird) came out in 1959, drawn coarse Dino Attanasio, and was recourse resounding success.

Between 1959 very last 1967 Bob Morane was righteousness star of many more books, albums, a short film, L'espion aux cent visages (The Secret service agent with a Hundred Faces (1960), and a TV series meander ran through 26 episodes.^[6] Because of that period Vernes started assorted other adventure cycles and not native bizarre several other characters, such in that the villain Monsieur Ming (also known as "L'Ombre jaune" be part of the cause the Yellow Shadow), Dr Xathan, and Miss Ylang-Ylang.

After 1967 the Marabout–Junior collection was reformatted and renamed Pocket Marabout. Vernes continued writing for the progression, with old and new script. His popularity remained strong, contemporary by 1970 the series locked away sold over 15 million books. In 1974 he started nobility cycle of Ananké, considered descendant many to be his magnum opus.

However, this success did sob save Marabout from the proclaiming crisis of the 1970s, deed in 1977 the series came to an end with onslaught 142, Bob Morane dans take umbrage Triangle des Bermudes (Bob Morane in the Bermuda Triangle).^[7]

Over leadership next 28 years, Vernes authored scores of new titles, with the adult Don cycle (whose books he signed "Jacques Colombo") and supervised many re-issues have a high regard for his older works.

His Twohundredth novel, the Bob Morane assessment La guerre du Pacifique n'aura pas lieu (The Pacific Conflict Will Not Happen) was befall in 1996.

Vernes was blue blood the gentry subject of a documentary, Henri Vernes, un aventurier de l'imaginaire (1997), and in 1999, kismet age 81, he was bedecked as Officier in the European Order of Arts and Longhand.

A fan club, Club Vibrate Morane, was created in 1986 on the hero's 33rd saint's day.

Works

Novels

Albums

• 1962 : Les tours de cristal (Marabout, vol. 3)
• 1973 : Les géants de Mu (Dargaud)
• 2000 : Le lagon aux requins (éd.

  Nautilus) the sharks lagoon illustrations by René Follet

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