| Mary
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| Nationality - English |
Profession - Illustrator |
| Date of birth - 28 01 1874
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Date of death - 1948 |
| Place of birth
- Canterbury : Kent |
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Born: Mary Caldwell in Canterbury, Kent, in 1874. After art school Mary became a professional book illustrator particularly skilled in the depiction of animals, and she soon established herself as an illustrator of children's books.
She married Herbert Tourtel who was a sub-editor at the Daily Express, and it was Herbert who arranged for Mary to draw a small cartoon feature for the Daily Express involving a nameless "Little Lost Bear".
The first Rupert Bear stories appeared in the Daily Express on 8 November 1920. In total Mary Tourtel produced 85 original stories, but failing eyesight forced her to retire and her last panel appeared on 27 June 1935. Many of the stories were also published in a series of books.
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| Mary Tourtel died in Canterbury on 15 March 1948 aged 74. |
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