biography
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Briggs, Raymond (Redvers)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1934– )
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| biography:
| Children's illustrator and writer, born in London, UK. He studied at Wimbledon School of Art and the Slade School of Art, London. He became a freelance illustrator in 1957. In 1966 his Mother Goose Treasury appeared with over 900 pictures, winning him the Kate Greenaway Medal. Father Christmas (1973), using the comic-strip format, won a second Greenaway Medal. The Snowman (1978, animated film, 1982) enchanted adults and children alike. His anxiety for the future well-being of the planet is expressed in When the Wind Blows (1982), which has also appeared as a play (1983) and an animated film (1987). Later books include Unlucky Wally (1987), The Bear (1994), and Ethel and Ernest (1998). |
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