Robert Nixon (comics)
Robert Nixon | |
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Born | South Bank, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, U.K. | 7 July 1939
Died | 22 October 2002 | (aged 63)
Nationality | British |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Artist |
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Robert Nixon (7 July 1939 – 22 October 2002) was an artist who worked on several British comics.[1]
Biography
Early life and education
Nixon was born in
As a child, Nixon spent much of his time drawing and sketching, and his artistic skills were recognised when he was seven years old by teachers at Cromwell Road School which he attended in South Bank. During his early years as an artist, and supported by teachers at the Central Secondary Modern School (Victoria Street, Southbank), Nixon won several art competitions and a scholarship to
During this transition, Nixon met and married Rita Kelly and after living in Middlesbrough for several years they moved to Guisborough, North Yorkshire, where they raised their four children Paul, Tony, Wendy and Catherine.
Career
In
Nixon drew
Nixon returned to DC Thomson in 1984 after being asked to by new Beano editor Euan Kerr, and began drawing Roger the Dodger again, as well as creating Ivy the Terrible in 1985. Later his friend Trevor Metcalfe drew this strip.
Nixon's strips are still being reprinted in The Beano, appearing regularly as recently as 2011.
He would go on to draw Beryl the Peril in The Topper and Korky the Cat in The Dandy later on in the decade, and continue drawing them throughout the 1990s.
Death
On 22 October 2002, Nixon died from a heart attack, aged 63.[2]
References
- ^ Gravett, Paul. Obituary, The Guardian (November 7, 2002).
- ^ "Bob Nixon Robert Nixon, cartoonist". The Scotsman. 25 November 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
External links
- Robert Nixon at Toonhound
- Peter Gray's Robert Nixon's comic fansite at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)