Bernard Cookson (1937 – 26 January 2016) was a British cartoonist and illustrator.

Early life

Bernard Cookson was born in Manchester, England in 1937.

Career

Cookson saw his first cartoon published in 1965, in the Daily Mirror.British Cartoon Archive
Retrieved February 2016 Cookson's cartoons were published in many publications including the London Evening News, the Sporting Life (British newspaper), Sporting Life, the Daily Express, the Sun, the Mail on Sunday, The Oldie and The Spectator. He was also a regular contributor to ''Punch (magazine), Punch''. Cookson said of his work: "One of the most common questions people ask is: 'do you do the captions as well?' Perhaps they imagine that I just draw a picture, in the hope that it will become funny if someone puts a suitably funny caption below".Official Bernard Cookson site
Retrieved February 2016 Bernard Cookson died in January 2016, after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Franky, and a son in Perth, Australia.Obituary at henleystandard.co.uk
Retrieved February 2016

References

External links

Official Bernard Cookson siteBritish Cartoon Archive
Retrieved February 2016 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cookson, Bernard 2016 deaths 1937 births Artists from Manchester English cartoonists