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Raymond Briggs

Writing

Born January 18, 1934 · Wimbledon, London, UK

Died August 9, 2022

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Biography

Raymond Redvers Briggs was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas.

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Awards & recognition

  • Zilveren Griffel · 1979
  • Kate Greenaway Medal · 1973
  • Kate Greenaway Medal · 1966
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

Filmography5 titles

The Snowman

1982as Older James / Narrator (uncredited)

Ethel & Ernest

2016as Raymond Briggs (voice)

When the Wind Blows

1986Graphic Novel, Screenplay

The Snowman and the Snowdog

2012Characters

Fungus the Bogeyman

2004Novel