Raymond Redvers Briggs (born 18 January 1934) is an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist, and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. He is best known for his story "The Snowman" which is shown every Christmas on television in cartoon form and on the stage as a musical.
He was born in Wimbledon, London, England, to parents Ethel and Ernest Briggs, a lady's maid and a milkman. He attended Rutlis...
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Raymond Redvers Briggs (born 18 January 1934) is an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist, and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. He is best known for his story "The Snowman" which is shown every Christmas on television in cartoon form and on the stage as a musical.
He was born in Wimbledon, London, England, to parents Ethel and Ernest Briggs, a lady's maid and a milkman. He attended Rutlish School for Boys (then a grammar school), pursued cartooning from an early age and, despite his father's attempts to discourage him from this unprofitable pursuit, attended the Wimbledon School of Art to study painting, and Central School of Art to study typography. He was conscripted into the Royal Corps of Signals at Catterick where he was made a draughtsman. After 2 years of National Service, he returned to the study of painting at Slade School of Fine Art, graduating in 1957. After briefly pursuing painting, he became a professional...
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