Clive Collins

Clive Collins
MBE
Born
Clive Hugh Austin Collins

(1942-02-06)6 February 1942
Weston-super-Mare, England
Died21 April 2022(2022-04-21) (aged 80)
NationalityBritish
Known forSatirical cartoons; regular contributor to Punch magazine
RelativesPhil Collins (brother), Lily Collins (niece)
AwardsMBE
Websiteclivecollinscartoons.com

Clive Hugh Austin Collins MBE (6 February 1942 – 21 April 2022)[1][2][3] was a British cartoonist and illustrator, who contributed drawings to many publications including The Oldie, Playboy, Punch, Reader's Digest, The Sun (where he also doubled as the racing tipster 'Lucky Jim'),[4] and The Daily Mail. He was the secretary of the British Cartoonists' Association and the Life Vice-President of The Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain.[5] In 2012, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. He was awarded the Cartoonist of the Year award by the Cartoonist Club of Great Britain in 1984, 1985 and 1987.[6] In 1985, Collins was named The Cartoonist of the Year at The International Pavilion of Humor of Montreal, Canada, whose director was Robert LaPalme.[citation needed]

Collins was the older brother of musician Phil Collins, and the uncle of actresses Lily Collins and Joely Collins and musicians Simon Collins and Nic Collins. He died on 21 April 2022, at the age of 80.[7]

  1. ^ Who's Who in Art, 33rd edition, ed. Bernard Dolman, Art Trade Press, 2008, pp. LXV, 191
  2. ^ Horn, Maurice (1999). The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons. Chelsea House. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-7910-5185-6.
  3. ^ "Clive Collins". lambiek.net. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Clive Collins - British Cartoon Archive - University of Kent".
  5. ^ Official site Retrieved 21 May 2018
  6. ^ "Phil Collins flies in for bro's MBE". independent. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Clive Collins". British Cartoon Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2022.