Jim Russell
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James Newton Russell AM MBE (March 26, 1909 – August 15, 2001) was an Australian cartoonist who drew The Potts for 62 years. Jim's brother Dan Russell was also a cartoonist.
Russell was born in Campsie, New South Wales.
The Australian Cartoonist's Association Silver Stanley Award is now known as the Jim Russell Award and is awarded to a cartoonist for services to the cartooning industry.
References
- [ACE biographical portraits: the artists behind the comic book characters: the Australian comic book exhibition, Australian comics 1930s-1990s, touring Australia during 1995/96] / edited by Annette Shiell and Ingrid Unger (1994, ISBN 0732608295)
- [The Potts and Uncle Dick] / by Jim Russell
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