Cecil Langley Doughty
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Cecil Langley Doughty was a British
comics artist
and illustrator
, best known for his work in the comic Knockout and the educational weekly Look and Learn
.
, East Riding of Yorkshire
, Doughty trained at Battersea Polytechnic, his earliest work comic strip
appearing in Knockout and The Children's Newspaper
in 1948. Doughty went on to draw Terry Brent for School Friend before finding his metier drawing historical strips for Thriller Comics, his first story adapting W. Harrison Ainsworth's
novel Windsor Castle followed by many stories featuring Robin Hood
and Dick Turpin
. In the late 1950s he also drew for Express Weekly and The Eagle
, taking over the Jack O'Lantern strip in colour for eight months.
In 1962, Doughty began producing illustrations in black & white and colour for Look and Learn
. He proved to be one of the paper's most successful historical illustrators, his work appearing over the full twenty year history of the magazine. When Look and Learn
closed in 1982, Doughty retired from commercial artwork to concentrate on landscapes. Already in his late sixties, Doughty held an exhibition of his paintings at Carmarthen, where he was then living.
C. L. Doughty died at the age of 71.
Great Britain
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comics artist
Comics artist
A comics artist is an artist working within the comics medium on comic strips, comic books or graphic novels. The term may refer to any number of artists who contribute to produce a work in the comics form, from those who oversee all aspects of the work to those who contribute only a part.-Comic...
and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
, best known for his work in the comic Knockout and the educational weekly Look and Learn
Look and Learn
Look and Learn was a British weekly educational magazine for children published by Fleetway Publications Ltd from 1962 until 1982. It contained educational text articles that covered a wide variety of topics from volcanoes to the Loch Ness Monster; a long running science fiction comic strip, The...
.
Life
Born in WithernseaWithernsea
Withernsea is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and forms the focal point for a wider community of small villages in Holderness. Its most famous landmark is the white inland lighthouse, rising around above Hull Road...
, East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, Doughty trained at Battersea Polytechnic, his earliest work comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
appearing in Knockout and The Children's Newspaper
The Children's Newspaper
The Children's Newspaper was a long-running newspaper published by the Amalgamated Press aimed at pre-teenage children founded by Arthur Mee in 1919...
in 1948. Doughty went on to draw Terry Brent for School Friend before finding his metier drawing historical strips for Thriller Comics, his first story adapting W. Harrison Ainsworth's
William Harrison Ainsworth
William Harrison Ainsworth was an English historical novelist born in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in London he met the publisher John Ebers, at that time manager of the King's Theatre, Haymarket...
novel Windsor Castle followed by many stories featuring Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Robin Hood was a heroic outlaw in English folklore. A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor", assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men". Traditionally, Robin Hood and his men are depicted wearing Lincoln green clothes....
and Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin
Richard "Dick" Turpin was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's profession as a butcher early in life, but by the early 1730s he had joined a gang of deer thieves, and later became a poacher,...
. In the late 1950s he also drew for Express Weekly and The Eagle
The Eagle
-Athletes:* Eddie Belfour, the Canadian ice-hockey goalkeeper in the NHL* Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, the British ski jumper-Entertainment:* The Eagle , a silent film starring Rudolph Valentino...
, taking over the Jack O'Lantern strip in colour for eight months.
In 1962, Doughty began producing illustrations in black & white and colour for Look and Learn
Look and Learn
Look and Learn was a British weekly educational magazine for children published by Fleetway Publications Ltd from 1962 until 1982. It contained educational text articles that covered a wide variety of topics from volcanoes to the Loch Ness Monster; a long running science fiction comic strip, The...
. He proved to be one of the paper's most successful historical illustrators, his work appearing over the full twenty year history of the magazine. When Look and Learn
Look and Learn
Look and Learn was a British weekly educational magazine for children published by Fleetway Publications Ltd from 1962 until 1982. It contained educational text articles that covered a wide variety of topics from volcanoes to the Loch Ness Monster; a long running science fiction comic strip, The...
closed in 1982, Doughty retired from commercial artwork to concentrate on landscapes. Already in his late sixties, Doughty held an exhibition of his paintings at Carmarthen, where he was then living.
C. L. Doughty died at the age of 71.