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Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs was born in Wimbledon, Surrey, to parents Ernest Redvers Briggs (1900–1971), a milkman, and Ethel Bowyer (1895–1971), a former lady's maid-turned-housewife, who married in 1930. His other known relatives are: an adoptive paternal grandmother (his father's step-mother), his maternal grandparents, and two maternal uncles who died during childhood.

He attended Rutlish School, at that time a grammar school, pursued cartooning from an early age and, despite his father's attempts to discourage him from this unprofitable pursuit, attended the Wimbledon School of Art from 1949 to 1953 to study painting, and Central School of Art to study typography.

From 1953 to 1955, he was a National Service conscript in the Royal Corps of Signals at Catterick, where he was made a draughtsman. After this, he returned to study painting at Slade School of Fine Art at University College, London, graduating in 1957.

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English cartoonist, illustrator (1934-2022)

Born 18 January 1934

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    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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English cartoonist, illustrator (1934-2022)

Born 18 January 1934
Subjects
Children's fiction, Fiction, Stories without words, Juvenile fiction, Snowmen, Fantasy fiction, Cartoons and comics, Juvenile literature, Christmas, fiction, Picture books, Snow, fiction, Children's stories, Biography, Comic books, strips, Comics & graphic novels, general, Dreams, English Nursery rhymes, Fairy tales, Santa Claus, Santa claus, fiction, Toy and movable books, Bears, fiction, Board books, Caricatures and cartoons, Christmas
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Antarctic regions, Falkland Islands, Great Britain, Italy, United States
People
Jimmy Murphy (1894-1924), Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974), Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-), Ernest Briggs (1900-1971), Ernest Shackleton Sir (1874-1922), Ethel Briggs (1895-1971), Jimmy Murphy (1894-1942), Manfred Albrecht Richthofen Freiherr von (1892-1918), Manfred Richthofen Freiherr von (1892-1918), Tazio Nuvolari (1892-1953)

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April 7, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Edited without comment.
September 29, 2021 Edited by Anthony Woodward added birthdate, short bio and author image
September 29, 2021 Edited by Anthony Woodward Added new photo
September 11, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import