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Terry Willers

1935 – 2011

English cartoonist

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Lived 1935 – 2011 (aged 75–76). Terry Willers was an Irish cartoonist and comics artist.

Terry Willers (1935 – 9 November 2011) was a cartoonist and comics artist in Ireland. He was born in Barnet in North London but spent most of his life in Ireland, living initially in Carrigower then for over 40 years in Rathdrum, both in County Wicklow. In 1992, he was the co-founder and chairman of the Guinness International Cartoon Festival, which ran for three years in Rathdrum. He was a winner of the Jacobs Award for his work for television.

Willers worked as an errand boy at a film studio in London when he was 15, then he joined British Disney magazine Mickey Mouse Weekly. At the age of 17 he was contributing the four-panel cartoon 'Tich' to TV Comic (1952–53). In 1959, he also contributed the cartoon Zip to Jack & Jill.

Writing in the Irish Times, fellow cartoonist Martyn Turner wrote, "He was always very happy and full of jokes and was an incredibly talented artist. Most cartoonists become cartoonists because they have to...but Terry could draw anything and everything. In many ways he was an artist more than he was a cartoonist."

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Terry Willers?

English cartoonist

When was Terry Willers born?

Terry Willers was born in 1935.

When did Terry Willers die?

Terry Willers died on 9 November 2011.

What was Terry Willers's occupation?

Terry Willers was a cartoonist and comics artist.

What nationality was Terry Willers?

Terry Willers was Irish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Terry Willers

· Wikidata: Q7705145

· DBpedia: Terry Willers

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