Gérard Calvi was born on July 26, 1922 in Paris, France as Grégoire Élie Krettly. He is known for his work on Les 12 travaux d'Astérix (1976), Astérix et Cléopâtre (1968) and Astérix le Gaulois (1967). He was married to Yvette Dolvia. He died on February 20, 2015 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.