Fougasse (cartoonist)
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Fougasse was the pen name of Cyril Kenneth Bird CBE, one of the greatest British cartoonists of the 20th century. He was born in London on 17 December 1887 and died there on 11 June 1965. He was seriously injured at the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I and invalided out of the British Army (his pen name is based on the fougasse, a type of mine). He first contributed to Punch in 1916, while convalescing, and also contributed to several other British newspapers and magazines, including the Graphic and Tatler. He became art editor of Punch from 1937 to 1949, then editor until 1953. During World War II, he worked for free for the Ministry of Information, designing humorous propaganda posters including the famous "Careless Talk Costs Lives" series. For this work he was awarded the honour of Commander of the British Empire in 1946.
External links
- [UK National Archives: The Art of War: Fougasse]
- [Lambiek "Comiclopedia": Fougasse]
- [Spartacus: Fougasse]
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