Clive Collins

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Clive Collins
MBE
Born
Clive Hugh Austin Collins

(1942-02-06)6 February 1942
Weston-super-Mare, England
Died21 April 2022(2022-04-21) (aged 80)
Known forSatirical cartoons; regular contributor to Punch magazine
RelativesPhil Collins (brother), Lily Collins (niece)

Clive Hugh Austin Collins (6 February 1942 – 21 April 2022)[1][2][3] was an English cartoonist and illustrator.

Career

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Collins contributed drawings to many publications including The Oldie, Playboy, Punch, Reader's Digest, The Sun (where he also doubled as the racing tipster 'Lucky Jim'),[4] and The Daily Mail. He was the secretary of the British Cartoonists' Association and the Life Vice-President of The Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain.[5] In 2012, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. He was awarded the Cartoonist of the Year award by the Cartoonist Club of Great Britain in 1984, 1985 and 1987.[6] In 1985, Collins was named the Cartoonist of the Year at The International Pavilion of Humor of Montreal, Canada, whose director was Robert LaPalme.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Collins was the older brother of musician Phil Collins, and the uncle of actresses Lily Collins and Joely Collins and musicians Simon Collins and Nic Collins.

Death

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Collins died on 21 April 2022, at the age of 80.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Who's Who in Art, 33rd edition, ed. Bernard Dolman, Art Trade Press, 2008, pp. LXV, 191
  2. ^ Horn, Maurice (1999). The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons. Chelsea House. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-7910-5185-6.
  3. ^ "Clive Collins". lambiek.net. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Clive Collins - British Cartoon Archive - University of Kent".
  5. ^ Official site Retrieved 21 May 2018
  6. ^ "Phil Collins flies in for bro's MBE". independent. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Clive Collins". British Cartoon Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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