Graham Oakley
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Graham Oakley | |
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Born | Shrewsbury, England | 27 August 1929
Died | 19 December 2022 Dorset, England | (aged 93)
Occupation(s) | Author, illustrator |
Graham Oakley (born Graham Thomas Oakley on 27 August 1929 – 19 December 2022) was an English writer and illustrator best known for
Early life
Oakley was born on 27 August 1929 to Thomas and Flora (née Madelay) Oakley in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, as their only child. Oakley grew up living above an electrical repair shop which his father ran before his family moved to Warrington. [1]
Education
Oakley's studies at Warrington Art School were interrupted when Oakley was called up for national military service in 1947, returning in 1950 to finish studies. [1]
Military service
Oakley served two years at the headquarters of the British Army of the Rhine.[1]
Art career
Oakley freelanced for London
Children's books
Oakley is best known for the
- The Church Mice
- The Church Mouse - Atheneum, 1972 [clarification needed]
- The Church Cat Abroad - Atheneum, 1973
- The Church Mice and the Moon - Atheneum, 1974
- The Church Mice Spread Their Wings - Macmillan (London), 1975
- The Church Mice Adrift - Macmillan (London), 1976
- The Church Mice at Bay - Macmillan (London), 1978
- The Church Mice at Christmas - Atheneum, 1980
- The Church Mice in Action - Macmillan (London), 1982
- The Diary of a Church Mouse - Macmillan (London), 1986
- The Church Mice and the Ring, 1992
- Humphrey Hits the Jackpot - Hodder Children's Books, 1998
- The Church Mice Take a Break - Hodder Children's Books, 2000
The Church Mice Adrift and The Church Mice in Action were Highly Commended runners-up for the 1976 and 1982
- The Foxbury Force
- The Foxbury Force - Macmillan, 1995
- Foxbury Force And The Pirates - Macmillan, 1996
- The Foxbury Force & The Ghost - Macmillan, 1998
Later life and death
According to the 2008 Modern Classics edition of The Church Mice, he lived in Lyme Regis, Dorset and was "mostly retired".[1]
Oakley died in Dorset on 19 December 2022, at the age of 93.[4][1]
See also
- Movable books
Notes
- ^ Today there are usually eight books on the Greenaway Medal shortlist. According to CCSU, some runners-up through 2002 were Commended (from 1959) or Highly Commended (from 1974). There were 31 highly commended runners-up in 29 years including Oakley and two others for 1976, Oakley alone for 1982.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Eccleshare, Julia (24 January 2023). "Graham Oakley obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards: Winners and Honor Books 1967 to present" Archived 14 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine. The Horn Book Magazine. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- ^ "Kate Greenaway Medal" Archived 16 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine. 2007(?). Curriculum Lab. Elihu Burritt Library. Central Connecticut State University (CCSU). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
- ^ "Graham Thomas Oakley death notice". The Telegraph. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Who is Graham Oakley? and Bibliography by librarian Kathleen Watson (alia.org.au/~kwatson), archived 2012-02-04
- Interview with the Church Mice (Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine)
- Graham Oakley: The Man Who Created The Church Mice (Part 1) and (Part 2) – 2011 interview at The Polymath Perspective
- Graham Oakley at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Graham Oakley at Library of Congress, with 24 library catalogue records