After earning his
baccalauréat and attending law school for one year, Vallancien entered the
École supérieure de journalisme de Paris. He began drawing for
Combat in 1959, then for
Aux écoutes,
Charivari,
Rire, and
Télérama. He served in the
French Armed Forces from 1961 to 1963 and subsequently returned to illustrating for the same newspapers. He joined
Le Journal du Dimanche in 1967 and later
France-Soir, directed by
Pierre Lazareff. He also drew for the program
Le Luron du Dimanche, hosted by
Thierry Le Luron and
Étienne Mougeotte. Calvi left
France-Soir in 1972 and began collaborating with
Le Monde under the leadership of
André Fontaine. His works were published in multiple other newspapers, such as
Le Dauphiné libéré,
Midi Libre, ''
L'Est Républicain, Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, Nice-Matin, Sud Ouest, and La Dépêche du Midi. At the same time, he was called by Le Figaro to illustrate on political pages, and continued to do so for 21 years. In 1981, Louis Pauwels called on him to collaborate with Le Figaro Magazine. He then began to paint, assisted by his wife, Françoise. For Le Figaro Magazine
Calvi illustrated the column of Philippe Bouvard. He also illustrated the editorial column of Valeurs actuelles'' until 2005. selling
La Cause du peuple Calvi died on 11 April 2022 at the age of 83. ==Bibliography==