Peter Maddocks
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Peter Maddocks, born in Birmingham
on 1 April 1928, is a noted British cartoonist
. In 1939 he won a scholarship to the Moseley School of Art in Birmingham.
Maddocks has contributed to many of the UK's leading Daily and Sunday national papers with cartoon series such as ‘Four D. Jones’ at the Daily Express
in the late 50's and early 60's.
He has also created animated films for the BBC
including The Family Ness, Penny Crayon
and Jimbo and the Jet Set
.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
on 1 April 1928, is a noted British cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
. In 1939 he won a scholarship to the Moseley School of Art in Birmingham.
Maddocks has contributed to many of the UK's leading Daily and Sunday national papers with cartoon series such as ‘Four D. Jones’ at the Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
in the late 50's and early 60's.
He has also created animated films for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
including The Family Ness, Penny Crayon
Penny Crayon
Penny Crayon is a children's television series that was produced for the BBC in the United Kingdom in 1989. It was first broadcast on BBC One from 14 September 1989 to 1 October 1990 and was made by Maddocks Animation, which had previously produced Jimbo and the Jet Set and The Family-Ness.Penny...
and Jimbo and the Jet Set
Jimbo and the Jet Set
Jimbo and the Jet Set is a British animated cartoon series broadcast in the 1980s, featuring the adventures of the eponymous Jimbo, a talking aeroplane...
.