Bill Tidy

Cartoonist

Birthday October 9, 1933

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Mar 11, 2023 (89)

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About

Known primarily for his Fosdyke Saga and The Cloggies comic strips, this British cartoonist published his work in such prominent magazines as the Daily Mirror, the Daily Sketch, and Private Eye.

Before Fame

As a young man, he was a member of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers. After leaving the military in the mid-1950s, he found work as a freelance cartoonist.

Trivia

He created a children's television series called Draw Me.

Family Life

He was raised in Birkenhead and Liverpool, England.

Associated With

His Fosdyke Saga, which parodied the John Galsworthy novel series The Forsyte Saga, was adapted into a BBC radio program scripted, in part, by dramatic writer and comedic actor John Junkin.