Zbigniew Lengren

Zbigniew Lengren (2 February 1919 in Tula – 1 October 2003 in Warsaw) was a Polish cartoonist, caricaturist, and illustrator. He was awarded the "Order of the Smile", among other awards. His most famous creation is Professor Filutek, who appeared once a week on the last page of Przekrój magazine, together with his dog Filuś, for over 50 years, a record run in Polish comics. Lengren was also a writer, especially of poems for children.

In 1947, while a Fine Arts student of the Nicolaus Copernicus University, he won a competition to design the Super Ex Libris for the University Library. The design is still in use today.

Filmography Lengren co-authored several animated and feature films. Profesor Filutek w parku 1955 screenplay an artistic design , 1956, screenplay and artistic design Dziwny sen profesora Filutka 1956 screenplay "Zryw" na spływ 1956 Pojedynek profesora Filutka 1956 screenplay Murzynek 1960, set design Morderstwo wieczorową porą, 1960, TV play, director ...A krawcy niech będą krawcami 1961, artistic design O małej Kasi i dużym wilku 1963

Awards and decorations 1977: Order of the Smile 1955:Golden Cross of Merit