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Raymond Briggs

レイモンド・ブリッグス

Reimondo Buriggusu

Aliases: Raymond Redvers Briggs

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1934-01-18 （Wimbledon, London）
Died
2022-08-09 （Brighton） age 88
Nationality
United Kingdom, England
Languages
English
Residence History
Wimbledon, London → Westmeston, Sussex → Brighton

Career

Occupations
illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist, author
Active Years
1958-2019
Affiliations
Patron of the Association of Illustrators
Influenced
Chris Riddell
Nominations
Hans Christian Andersen Award runner-up

Education

Rutlish School
Grammar school
Period: 幼少期
Country: United Kingdom
Local grammar school
Wimbledon School of Art
Painting
Period: 1949-1953
Year of Graduation: 1953
Country: United Kingdom
Central School of Art
Typography
Country: United Kingdom
Slade School of Fine Art
Painting
Period: 1955-1957
Year of Graduation: 1957
Country: United Kingdom
After national service

Awards

Kate Greenaway Medal
1966
Work: The Mother Goose Treasury
Organization: Library Association
Result: winner
Kate Greenaway Medal
1973
Work: Father Christmas
Organization: Library Association
Result: winner
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
1979
Work: The Snowman
Category: picture book
Result: winner
British Book Award
1993
Work: The Man
Result: winner
British Book Award
1999
Work: Ethel & Ernest
Category: illustrated book
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Father Christmas

1973 Picture book

A grumpy Father Christmas complains about the snow while delivering presents.

ChristmasHumour in everyday life
Adaptations
  • [Animated film] Father Christmas (1991)

Fungus the Bogeyman

1977 Graphic novel

A day in the life of a working-class bogeyman.

FantasySatire
Adaptations
  • [TV series] Fungus the Bogeyman (2015)
  • [TV series] Fungus the Bogeyman (2004)

The Snowman

1978 Wordless picture book

A wordless story of a boy and his snowman friend.

FriendshipImagination
Adaptations
  • [Animated short] The Snowman (1982)

When the Wind Blows

1982 Graphic novel

An elderly couple faces nuclear war.

Nuclear warPacifism
Adaptations
  • [Animated film] When the Wind Blows (1986)
  • [Radio play] When the Wind Blows (1983)

Ethel & Ernest

1998 Graphic novel

A graphic memoir of the author's parents' marriage.

FamilyHistory
Adaptations
  • [Animated film] Ethel & Ernest (2016)

Bibliography

  • Peter and the Piskies
  • The Mother Goose Treasury
  • Jim and the Beanstalk
  • The Snowman
  • When the Wind Blows
  • Ethel & Ernest
  • Ug

Adaptations

  • The Snowman (1982 animated)
  • Father Christmas (1991 animated)
  • The Bear (1998 animated)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Comics formatWordless picture booksPencil crayon illustrationsGraphic novels
Recurring Motifs
Family lifeSatireChristmasHorrors of war

Health

  • Pneumonia
    2022年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Renowned for children's illustrations and graphic novels, especially The Snowman, an annual Christmas staple. Won Kate Greenaway Medal twice.

In Popular Culture

  • The Snowman aired annually on British TV at Christmas

Trivia

  • His wife Jean had schizophrenia and died of leukaemia in 1973.
  • No children.
  • Long-term partner Liz died of Parkinson's in 2015.