Leslie Gilbert Illingworth
Leslie Illingworth on opening his father's bound volumes of Punch
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Political cartoonist best known for his work for Punch and the Daily Mail.
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Leslie Illingworth on opening his father's bound volumes of Punch
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In conversation
Presenter asks
0:28How old were you when you decided you wanted to be an artist?
Um six, I think. Might have been five or four.
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0:47Had you any idea as a student that you'd take [to] black and white with?
Yes, of course. Uh it was my idea from the start. As soon as I was able to open my father's bound volumes of Punch. I was absolutely certain I was going to be the cartoonist for Punch.
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1:18What was your first job?
Evening Express, football edition. I did some football cartoons. Th those were the actually first drawings I did for publication.
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1:42How long did you stay with [the Western Mail]?
Eight years?
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2:09When did you contribute to Punch for the first time?
I think it was nineteen twenty seven. I'm not certain.
“They all sang like angels. It was a delightful place to be born and brought up in.”
“As soon as I was able to open my father's bound volumes of Punch. I was absolutely certain I was going to be the cartoonist for Punch.”
“I stayed home in the country. Oh, I like it living in the country. I didn't even have to go to Cardiff and I very seldom came to London in those days.”