Bruce Bairnsfather Quotes
Well, if you knows of a better ’ole, go to it.
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Birth: | 9th July, 1887 |
Death: | 29th September, 1959 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Cartoonist, Humorist |
Bruce Bairnsfather was a prominent British humorist and cartoonist. His best-known cartoon character is Old Bill. Bill and his pals Bert and Alf featured in Bairnsfather's weekly "Fragments from France" cartoons published weekly in "The Bystander" magazine during the First World War. He resigned in 1907 to become an artist, studying at the John Hassall School of Art. Unsuccessful at first, he worked as an electrical engineer.
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