Norman Thelwell
Norman Thelwell (born May 3, 1923 in Birkenhead , † February 7, 2004 in Romsey ) was a British cartoonist. He published numerous drawings in Punch magazine and various books.
life and work
Thelwell, son of a machinist, attended school in his native Birkenhead and enlisted in the British Army in 1941. There he was stationed as a soldier in Great Britain and India and during this time he also made his first published drawing, which appeared in the London Opinion . In 1944 he took some evening classes at the Art School in Nottingham , where he met his future wife, whom he married in 1949. After the war Thelwell attended Liverpool College of Art and from 1950 he taught design and illustration at Wolverhampton College of Art. His first of a total of over 1500 cartoons (including 60 front pages) in Punch appeared in 1952. From 1956 Thelwell drew full-time and a year later he published his first book, Angels on Horseback - a compilation of his drawings. As a freelance draftsman, Thelwell has also worked for various other newspapers and magazines, including News Chronicle , Sunday Dispatch and Sunday Express . In 1966 he became a founding member of the British Cartoonists' Association.
Thelwell, father of two, has published a total of 32 books, which have sold over two million copies in the UK alone. His trademark was a little girl riding a fat pony.
Web links
- Homepage (English)
- Biography of Norman Thelwell on cartoons.ac.uk (English)
- Literature by and about Norman Thelwell in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Norman Thelwell on britannica.com (English) , accessed February 23, 2011
- ↑ a b c d Obituary on nytimes.com (English) , accessed February 23, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thelwell, Norman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British cartoonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birkenhead |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 2004 |
| Place of death | Romsey |