Raymond Briggs
Age: 90 | From:
Person Details
Birthday: 1934-01-18 15:06:57
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth:
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Movie Involvements: 14
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Raymond Redvers Briggs, CBE (born 18 January 1934) is an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. He is best known in Britain for his story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas. Briggs won the 1966 and 1973 Kate Greenaway Medals from the British Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named Father Christmas (1973) one of the top-ten winning works, which composed the ballot for a public election of the nation's favourite. For his contribution as a children's illustrator Briggs was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1984.
Most Famous Work
The Snowman
(1982) Book
Ethel & Ernest
(2016) Book
When the Wind Blows
(1986) Graphic Novel
The Snowman and The Snowdog
(2012) Creator
Father Christmas
(1991) Novel
Fungus the Bogeyman
(2004) Writer
The Bear
(1998) Writer
Ivor the Invisible
(2001) WriterActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Self | |
| 2018 | Self | |
| 2016 | Raymond Briggs (voice) | |
| 2012 | Himself | |
| 1986 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Characters | |
| 2016 | Book | |
| 2004 | Writer | |
| 2001 | Writer | |
| 1998 | Writer | |
| 1991 | Novel | |
| 1986 | Screenplay | |
| Graphic Novel | ||
| 1982 | Book | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Graphic Novel Illustrator | |
| 2012 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
