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Bill Tidy MBE | |
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Born | William Edward Tidy 9 October 1933 Tranmere, Cheshire, England |
Died | 11 March 2023 | (aged 89)
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist |
Notable works | The Cloggies The Fosdyke Saga |
Awards | MBE (2000) |
William Edward Tidy, MBE (9 October 1933 – 11 March 2023) was a British cartoonist, writer and television personality, known chiefly for his comic strips. He was noted for his charitable work, particularly for the Lord's Taverners, which he supported for over 30 years. Deeply proud of his working-class roots in Northern England, his most abiding cartoon strips, such as The Cloggies and The Fosdyke Saga, were set in an exaggerated version of that environment.
Tidy was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours for services to journalism.[1]