John Ryan, the creator of cartoon character Captain Pugwash, has died at the age of 88.
Ryan dreamed up the pirate while working as a teacher in the 1950s and turned him into a comic strip. It was later spotted by BBC bosses who turned Pugwash into an animated kids' show.
Pugwash also appeared in more than 20 books.
During his time with the BBC, Ryan also created cartoon favourite Mungo & Midge.
Ryan, who had been ill for some time, died at the Cottage Hospital near his south-east England home in Rye, East Sussex. He is survived by his wife and three children.
Ryan dreamed up the pirate while working as a teacher in the 1950s and turned him into a comic strip. It was later spotted by BBC bosses who turned Pugwash into an animated kids' show.
Pugwash also appeared in more than 20 books.
During his time with the BBC, Ryan also created cartoon favourite Mungo & Midge.
Ryan, who had been ill for some time, died at the Cottage Hospital near his south-east England home in Rye, East Sussex. He is survived by his wife and three children.
- 7/24/2009
- WENN
Captain Pugwash creator John Ryan has passed away, aged 88. Ryan died at the Rye Memorial Hospital in East Sussex. He is survived by his wife and three children. The Edinburgh-born cartoonist drew Pugwash in 1950 for The Eagle comic strip when he was still working as an art teacher. The BBC was so impressed that it comissioned a series based on the bumbling pirate, his adventures with shipmates Tom the Cabin (more)...
- 7/24/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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