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03 Jan 12 - 04:29 PM (#3284307) Subject: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator) From: JennieG Have just found out that Ronald Searle, British artists and cartoonist - he created St Trinian's School - died on 30th December. One of the people he influenced was John Lennon. I remember reading that his violent schoolgirls were based on his experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese during WWII. Cheers JennieG |
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03 Jan 12 - 05:18 PM (#3284335) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator) From: Leadfingers He also did the illustrations for the Paperback book of Tom Lehrer's songs that came out at the time of the Stage Show 'Tomfoolery' in the Mid Seventies . |
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03 Jan 12 - 05:25 PM (#3284341) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator) From: JennieG Of course he did, Terry....how could I have forgotten? I have that book. |
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03 Jan 12 - 08:50 PM (#3284433) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator) From: Sandra in Sydney Wikipedia article on Ronald Searle He was an amazing illustrator, I especially love his cats |
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03 Jan 12 - 09:50 PM (#3284446) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator) From: Bugsy A sad and great loss. He is permenantly implanted in my memory as the illustrator of the Geoffrey Willans book "Nigel Molesworth - How to be Topp" I remember reading this in the very early sixties. A wonderful book. RIP Bugsy |
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04 Jan 12 - 06:02 AM (#3284556) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator)-Dec 2011 From: IanC Yep ... I went to St Custard's!!! |
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04 Jan 12 - 08:06 AM (#3284604) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator)-Dec 2011 From: Pete Jennings One of relatively unsung greats. I remember reading somewhere that he liked his champagne. My sort of guy! |
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04 Jan 12 - 08:32 AM (#3284616) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator)-Dec 2011 From: Rapparee Dang! Even on this side of the Big Water I knew his work. |
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04 Jan 12 - 10:37 AM (#3284693) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator)-Dec 2011 From: Dave MacKenzie Here's the obituaary from "The Scotsman" Alastair Sim went to James Gillespie's Boys Primary School, 100 yards as the crow flies from the original St Trinnean's building in Palmerston Place, Edinburgh. |
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04 Jan 12 - 11:47 AM (#3284719) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator)-Dec 2011 From: fat B****rd I loved the St. Trinians cartoons but found his POW drawings harrowing at the other end of the scale. RIP Mr. Searle. |
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04 Jan 12 - 12:19 PM (#3284751) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator)-Dec 2011 From: Mrrzy So sorry to hear about this loss. |
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04 Jan 12 - 12:53 PM (#3284782) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator)-Dec 2011 From: Dave MacKenzie Did I say Palmerston Place? I meant Palmerston Road. |
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04 Jan 12 - 01:44 PM (#3284823) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator)-Dec 2011 From: Charmion Edmund and I are both great fans of Nigel Molesworth (as any fule kno), and I was brought up on "Souls in Torment", the first St. Trinian's collection. I thought his illustrations for "The Great Fur Opera", the tercentenary history of the Hudson's Bay Company, were among his most amusing work (see some of them here; note especially "How to Make a Beaver Hat" about halfway down the page). More than anything, his cartoons convey scorn for those who go through life suffering from a desperate need for grandeur and delusions of adequacy. |
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04 Jan 12 - 03:25 PM (#3284892) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator)-Dec 2011 From: Anne Lister Ronald Searle became part of our wedding ... when we were sorting out invitations we didn't want the conventional images of bells and stuff, but I found a postcard I'd bought in France which featured two of Searle's rather amorous cartoon cats, in a beautiful pose, and we thought that would be ideal. But being very alert to copyright issues we wanted to do the right thing, and I did some research to find out where Searle was living. Eventually I discovered an article that said he was in France, and enough clues to locate the right departement and village. So I sent a letter through the post, addressed to him (in French) as the famous illustrator, asking for his permission to use the image on our invitations. Almost by return I had a note from him, enclosing a pristine postcard of the same image, giving us his blessing to use the image and wishing us every joy. Still brings a lump to my throat and I'm so sorry he's now gone. |
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04 Jan 12 - 04:25 PM (#3284915) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator)-Dec 2011 From: JennieG Anne, what a lovely story, and what a beautiful memory to have of the man! His cats were gorgeous. Cheers JennieG |
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04 Jan 12 - 05:55 PM (#3284956) Subject: RE: Obit: Ronald Searle (St Trinians creator)-Dec 2011 From: Bat Goddess The first of his books that I added to my permanent library was "Searle's Cats" (1967, but I don't think I bought it until 1970-ish). His cats are such a delight! And "Too Many Songs by Tom Lehrer With Not Enough Drawings by Ronald Searle", of course. I definitely need to read the St. Trinians and Molesworth books. In my very formative years of the '60s and '70s, he was one of the first illustrators who made a deep impression on me. What a lovely story, Anne! What an approachable, generous person he must have been! Linn |