Menotti (artist)

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Menotti
Menotti - Roberto Marchionni.jpg
Born Roberto Marchionni
September 23, 1965
Cortemaggiore, Italy
Nationality Italian
Area(s) artist, writer
Pseudonym(s) Menotti
Notable works
They Call Me Jeeg

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References

  1. (in Italian)Marco Sacchetti (October 4, 1988). "Menotti: il carbonaro dei fumetti". l'Unità Bologna.
  2. (in Italian)Luigi Bernardi (July 1998). "Menotti: sei tutti noi". Blue #87.
  3. Jay Weissberg (November 5, 2015). "Film Review: 'They Call Me Jeeg'". Variety .
  4. Accademia del Cinema Italiano. "Candidati 2015-16".
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