A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Wimbledon, London, UK
Born:
January 18, 1934
Died:
August 9, 2022
Raymond Redvers Briggs, CBE (18 January 1934 - 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author who achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. He is best known in Britain for his story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas. Briggs won the 1966 and 1973 Kate Greenaway Medals from the British Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named Father Christmas (1973) one of the top-ten winning works, which composed the ballot for a public election of the nation's favourite. For his contribution as a children's illustrator Briggs was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1984.
Book:
1982 The Snowman
1998 The Bear
2016 Ethel & Ernest
Characters:
1982 The Snowman
1998 The Bear
2016 Ethel & Ernest
2021 Another Bloomin’ Christmas
Creator:
1982 The Snowman
1998 The Bear
2012 The Snowman and The Snowdog
2016 Ethel & Ernest
2021 Another Bloomin’ Christmas
Graphic Novel:
1982 The Snowman
1986 When the Wind Blows
1998 The Bear
2012 The Snowman and The Snowdog
2016 Ethel & Ernest
2021 Another Bloomin’ Christmas
Graphic Novel Illustrator:
1982 The Snowman
1986 When the Wind Blows
1998 The Bear
2012 The Snowman and The Snowdog
2016 Ethel & Ernest
2021 Another Bloomin’ Christmas
Novel:
1982 The Snowman
1986 When the Wind Blows
1991 Father Christmas
1998 The Bear
2004 Fungus the Bogeyman
2012 The Snowman and The Snowdog
2016 Ethel & Ernest
2021 Another Bloomin’ Christmas
Screenplay:
1982 The Snowman
1986 When the Wind Blows
1991 Father Christmas
1998 The Bear
2004 Fungus the Bogeyman
2012 The Snowman and The Snowdog
2016 Ethel & Ernest
2021 Another Bloomin’ Christmas
Writer:
1982 The Snowman
1986 When the Wind Blows
1991 Father Christmas
1998 The Bear
2001 Ivor the Invisible
2004 Fungus the Bogeyman
2012 The Snowman and The Snowdog
2016 Ethel & Ernest
2021 Another Bloomin’ Christmas
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