Norman Pett
William Norman Pett (born April 12, 1891 in Birmingham , West Midlands , England , † February 16, 1960 in Keymer, Sussex , England) was an English comic book artist and author. He became known in particular through the cartoon character Jane he created .
life and work
After studying drawing at Percy Bradshaw's Press Art School in London , Pett first drew for Punch and children's newspapers. In 1932 he created the comic strip Jane's Journal - or the Diary of a Bright Young Thing , modeled on his wife Mary, who was his model , which was first published on December 5, 1932 in the Daily Mirror . In 1948 Pett Jane had to hand over to his assistant Michael Hubbard, whereupon he created a similar figure with Susie , whose adventures were printed in the Sunday Dispatch newspaper .
literature
- Tim Pilcher: Erotic Comics - The Best of Two Centuries . Knesebeck Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-86873-190-3 , pp. 44-47.
Individual evidence
- ^ Norman Pett in the Internet Movie Database , accessed February 2, 2012
- ↑ a b Norman Pett on lfb.it (Italian) , accessed on February 2, 2012
- ↑ Norman Pett on lambiek.net (English) , accessed on February 2, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pett, Norman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pett, William Norman (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English comic book artist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham , West Midlands , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1960 |
| Place of death | Keymer, Sussex , England |