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1908 London, England - 1986 Chelsea, England. Known for: Satirical cartoons, drawings, stage design.
Sir Osbert Lancaster, CBE (4 August 1908 - 27 July 1986) was an English cartoonist, author, art critic and stage designer, best known to the public at large for his cartoons published in the London... Read full biography
Sir Osbert Lancaster, CBE (4 August 1908 - 27 July 1986) was an English cartoonist, author, art critic and stage designer, best known to the public at large for his cartoons published in the London Daily Express. Lancaster was born in London, England. He was educated at St Ronan's School and then... Read full biography
Sir Osbert Lancaster, CBE (4 August 1908 - 27 July 1986) was an English cartoonist, author, art critic and stage designer, best known to the public at large for his cartoons published in the London Daily Express. Lancaster was born in London, England. He was educated at St Ronan's School and then at Charterhouse and Lincoln College, Oxford, where he became friends with John Betjeman, drew cartoons for the University magazine Cherwell, and developed his trademark upper-class persona. He... Read full biography
Sir Osbert Lancaster, CBE (4 August 1908 - 27 July 1986) was an English cartoonist, author, art critic and stage designer, best known to the public at large for his cartoons published in the London Daily Express. Lancaster was born in London, England. He was educated at St Ronan's School and then at Charterhouse and Lincoln College, Oxford, where he became friends with John Betjeman, drew cartoons for the University magazine Cherwell, and developed his trademark upper-class persona. He graduated with a fourth-class degree in English after an extra year beyond the normal three years of study. Intending a career in law, he failed his bar exams and instead entered the Slade School of Art in London. He initially worked with Betjeman at the... Read full biography
Sir Osbert Lancaster, CBE (4 August 1908 - 27 July 1986) was an English cartoonist, author, art critic and stage designer, best known to the public at large for his cartoons published in the London Daily Express. Lancaster was born in London, England. He was educated at St Ronan's School and then at Charterhouse and Lincoln College, Oxford, where he became friends with John Betjeman, drew cartoons for the University magazine Cherwell, and developed his trademark upper-class persona. He graduated with a fourth-class degree in English after an extra year beyond the normal three years of study. Intending a career in law, he failed his bar exams and instead entered the Slade School of Art in London. He initially worked with Betjeman at the Architectural Review. In 1936, he published Progress at Pelvis Bay, the first of his many book... Read full biography
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Sir Osbert Lancaster, CBE (4 August 1908 - 27 July 1986) was an English cartoonist, author, art critic and stage designer, best known to the public at large for his cartoons published in the London Daily Express.
Lancaster was born in London, England. He was educated at St Ronan's School and then at Charterhouse and Lincoln College, Oxford, where he became friends with John Betjeman, drew cartoons for the University magazine Cherwell, and developed his trademark upper-class persona. He graduated with a fourth-class degree in English after an extra year beyond the normal three years of study. Intending a career in law, he failed his bar exams and instead entered the Slade School of Art in London.
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