David Wright (12 December 1912 – 25 May 1967) was a British
illustrator
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who drew a series of "lovelies" that epitomised female
glamour
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Arts
Film
* ''Glamour'' (1931 film), a British film
* ''Glamour'' (1934 film), an American film
* ''Glamour'' (2000 film), a Hungarian film
Writing
* ''Glamour'' (magazine), a magazine for women
* ''The Glamour ...
during
World War II. He also created the ''
Carol Day
''Carol Day'' was a British soap opera comic strip, created by David Wright and Peter Meriton, and published from September 10, 1956 to May 25, 1967.
History and concept
''Carol Day'' was published in '' The Daily Mail'' and syndicated in arou ...
'' cartoon strip for the ''
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'' in 1956, creating a
soap opera style of
comic strip
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that paralleled similar work in the USA.
However, it is his series of 169 illustrations for ''
The Sketch'' magazine (from 1941 to 1951) that became most popular. In the 1950s he continued drawing in a similar style for ''
Men Only''.
Wright started work at his uncle's studio after leaving school, later becoming the
fashion illustrator for a number of women's magazines. He was commissioned in 1941 to draw a series of glamorous women for ''The Sketch'', most of whom were modelled on his wife Esme. The illustrations established him as one of the most popular
pin-up artists during World War II. During the war he worked as a driving instructor for the armed forces in
Abersoch,
Wales, which left him plenty of time to continue his illustration work.
External links
Official Carol Day website- maintained by the artist's son
1912 births
1967 deaths
Pin-up artists
British comic strip cartoonists
British comics artists
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