Murray Ball

Murray Ball
ONZM
Born
Murray Hone Ball

(1939-01-26)26 January 1939
Feilding, New Zealand
Died12 March 2017(2017-03-12) (aged 78)
Gisborne, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
OccupationCartoonist
Notable workFootrot Flats
FatherNelson Ball

Murray Hone Ball ONZM (26 January 1939 – 12 March 2017)[1] was a New Zealand cartoonist who became known for his Stanley the Palaeolithic Hero (the longest running cartoon in Punch magazine), Bruce the Barbarian, All the King's Comrades (also in Punch) and the long-running Footrot Flats comic series. In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, Ball was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services as a cartoonist.[2]

  1. ^ Peters, Mark. "Murray Ball, cartoonist and shining star, dies at". The Gisborne Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee honours list 2002". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2020.