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| He produced the cartoon 'Dick', which ran in in Melody Maker, and |
He produced the cartoon 'Dick', which ran in in Melody Maker, and the '']'' comic strip which has been running in '']'' since 1987. Both were collaborations with Mark Warren. | ||
| ===Celeb=== | |||
| ''Celeb'' first appeared in ''Private Eye'' during May 1987<ref name=Eye663>{{cite journal | |||
| |year=1987 | |||
| |month=May | |||
| |day=15 | |||
| |title=Celeb | |||
| |journal=Private Eye | |||
| |issue=663 | |||
| |page=18 | |||
| }}</ref>. In that magazine, the strip is credited to "Ligger", a joint pseudonym for Peattie and Warren. Whilst several real people are named or caricatured, the eponymous "celebrity" is a fictional person, Gary Bloke<ref name=Eye690>{{cite journal | |||
| |year=1988 | |||
| |month=May | |||
| |day=27 | |||
| |title=Celeb | |||
| |journal=Private Eye | |||
| |issue=690 | |||
| |page=20 | |||
| }}</ref>. He has several character traits common with those of contemporary real-life celebrities. | |||
| Gary has a daughter named Pixie Frou-Frou, first mentioned in November 1987, when she was stated to be five years old<ref name=Eye676>{{cite journal | |||
| |year=1987 | |||
| |month=November | |||
| |day=13 | |||
| |title=Celeb | |||
| |journal=Private Eye | |||
| |issue=676 | |||
| |page=20 | |||
| |quote=My little daughter, Pixie Frou-Frou ... only five years old ... | |||
| }}</ref>. Her name was possibly inspired by that given by ] and ] to their eldest daughter ] (born 1983); it is noteworthy that their third daughter (born 1990) was named Little Pixie Geldof. | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 3 July 2009
| Charles Peattie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | cartoonist |
| Known for | Alex |
Charles Peattie (born 1958) is a British cartoonist, best known as half of the team (with Russell Taylor) that creates the comic strip Alex. He has two daughters and two sons. He lives in London and is currently working on a number of TV projects and films.
Peattie studied at St Martin's School of Art.
Other work
He produced the cartoon 'Dick', which ran in in Melody Maker, and the Celeb comic strip which has been running in Private Eye since 1987. Both were collaborations with Mark Warren.
Celeb
Celeb first appeared in Private Eye during May 1987. In that magazine, the strip is credited to "Ligger", a joint pseudonym for Peattie and Warren. Whilst several real people are named or caricatured, the eponymous "celebrity" is a fictional person, Gary Bloke. He has several character traits common with those of contemporary real-life celebrities.
Gary has a daughter named Pixie Frou-Frou, first mentioned in November 1987, when she was stated to be five years old. Her name was possibly inspired by that given by Bob Geldof and Paula Yates to their eldest daughter Fifi Trixibelle Geldof (born 1983); it is noteworthy that their third daughter (born 1990) was named Little Pixie Geldof.
References
- "Celeb". Private Eye (663): 18. 1987.
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My little daughter, Pixie Frou-Frou ... only five years old ...
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External links
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