Reg Smythe

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Reg Smythe
Reg Smyth from a family photograph owned by the Smyth family 2007..jpg
Reginald Smyth
BornReginald Smyth
(1917-07-10)10 July 1917
Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Died13 June 1998(1998-06-13) (aged 80)
Hartlepool, County Durham, England
NationalityEnglish
Area(s)Cartoonist, Writer, Artist
Notable works
Andy Capp (1957–98)

Reginald Smyth (10 July 1917 – 13 June 1998), known by his professional name Reg Smythe, was a British cartoonist. He created the popular, long-running Andy Capp comic strip.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Gregson, Keith. Smyth, Reginald (Reg Smythe) (1917–1998). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004)Oxford University Press. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
  2. ↑ Blystone, Richard (3 April 1977). "Cartoon Famous, Creator Isn't". The Evening News (Newburgh, NY): B1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7B1gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FW4NAAAAIBAJ&dq=fish%20vigoda&pg=6557%2C369804. Retrieved 24 March 2012.