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Bill Tidy (William Edward Tidy) was born on 9 October, 1933 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England, is a British cartoonist (1933–2023). Discover Bill Tidy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

Popular As William Edward Tidy
Occupation writer
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 9 October, 1933
Birthday 9 October
Birthplace Tranmere, Cheshire, England
Date of death 11 March, 2023
Died Place N/A
Nationality United Kingdom

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1933

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 born in Tranmere, a suburb of Birkenhead, Cheshire, on 9 October 1933.

He was brought up in Liverpool, where he was educated to the age of 15 at St Margaret's Church of England Academy (then St Margaret's Technical Commercial School), Anfield.

His first published cartoon appeared in the school magazine.

1952

After working in a shipping office Tidy joined the Royal Engineers in 1952.

1955

He sold his first cartoon to a Japanese newspaper in 1955 and in the same year left the army.

He found work in a Liverpool advertising agency the following year, where he drew illustrations for advertisements in magazines.

Despite having no formal artistic training, he began to sell cartoons on a freelance basis and soon left the agency to work full-time as a professional cartoonist.

As Tidy's work became better known and began to be published in the Daily Sketch and Daily Mirror, he moved to London where, together with a number of his contemporaries in Fleet Street, he formed the British Cartoonists' Association.

1967

Tidy is known for his cartoon strips — The Cloggies ran from 1967 to 1981 in the fortnightly satirical magazine Private Eye, and The Fosdyke Saga was published daily in the Daily Mirror from 1971 to 1984; the latter was a parody of The Forsyte Saga, set in the industrial north instead of a genteel upper-class environment.

1975

He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1975 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.

1983

This was broadcast as a radio series in 42 parts by the BBC from 1983, with additional scripting by John Junkin.

It also became a stage play with Tidy working in co-operation with playwright Alan Plater.

Tidy restarted producing the Fosdyke Saga cartoon strip on his own website where he also offered a variety of his works for sale.

Other cartoon strip series and individual cartoons have been published in many other newspapers and magazines, including New Scientist (Grimbledon Down for 24 years ), What's Brewing (CAMRA's monthly magazine), and Punch.

When Punch ceased publication, Tidy attempted to buy the title.

He also wrote 20 books and illustrated 70.

Tidy's many TV appearances have included Countdown, Watercolour Challenge, Through the Keyhole, Blankety Blank and Countryfile.

1985

Between 1985 and 1993, Tidy was a frequent celebrity guest in 'Dictionary Corner' on the long-running Channel 4 gameshow Countdown.

Tidy's artistic style was similar to that of his late friend and fellow cartoonist, Larry.

However, where Larry's cartoons are usually the graphic equivalent of one-liner jokes, Tidy tended to work in longer forms with verbal as well as visual humour.

Tidy died on 11 March 2023, at the age of 89.

1989

His radio appearances included an accomplished performance on a 1989 edition of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, when he stood in for Barry Cryer and a 1991 Series where he stood in for Tim Brooke-Taylor.

He wrote and presented Draw Me, a children's television series in 13 parts.

2001

Tidy was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours for services to journalism.