Man who gave Snowy his name is dead at 80

130742403Michael Turner (1929-2009), who with Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper translated The Adventures of Tintin into English, passed away in his sleep on Friday July 10, 2009. Michael and Leslie were responsible for giving Snowy and Professor Calculus their English names, and provided us with the “unique” translations of Captain Haddock’s vocabulary. Without Mr. Turner, the English speaking world may have never fallen in love with Tintin.

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