Bernard Cookson

Bernard Cookson (1937 – 26 January 2016) was a British cartoonist and illustrator.

Bernard Cookson
Born1937
Manchester, England
Died26 January 2016
NationalityBritish
Known forSatirical cartoons; regular contributor to Punch magazine
Spouse(s)Franky Cookson
Websitecooksonscartoons.com

Early life

Bernard Cookson was born in Manchester, England in 1937.

Career

Cookson saw his first cartoon published in 1965, in the Daily Mirror.[1] Cookson's cartoons were published in many publications including the London Evening News, the Sporting Life, the Daily Express’, the Sun, the Mail on Sunday, The Oldie and The Spectator. He was also a regular contributor to Punch.[2]

Cookson said of his work: "One of the most common questions people ask is: 'do you do the captions as well?' Perhaps they imagine that I just draw a picture, in the hope that it will become funny if someone puts a suitably funny caption below".[3]

Bernard Cookson died in January 2016, after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Franky, and a son in Perth, Australia.[2]

gollark: Subsistence farming is actually boring and unpleasant though. It is good that we stopped doing it. Although "monke" would be hunter-gathering, strictly. Which is no longer possible at scale due to loss of habitats and population growth.
gollark: That would be silly. I just do things at the correct time.
gollark: Because of rampant nonconsecutive version numbers in phones, 2060 through 2078 actually happen after 2093.
gollark: Maybe for you and your "linear time".
gollark: Technically, the removal of Europe in 2055, but who's counting.

References
  1. British Cartoon Archive Retrieved February 2016
  2. Obituary at henleystandard.co.uk Archived 2016-02-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 2016
  3. Official Bernard Cookson site Retrieved February 2016
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