Norman Thelwell (1923–2004) sold his first drawing to Punch in 1950, and two years later became an important regular contributor. His books include ANGELS ON HORSEBACK, PONY CAVALCADE, PONY PANORAMA, TOP DOG, MAGNIFICAT and THE CAT'S PYJAMAS. Thelwell was born in Birkenhead. War service involved foot-slogging with the East Yorkshires and art editing an army magazine in India. He studied ... Read moreart at Liverpool, taught it for seven years in Wolverhampton then became a full-time cartoonist and a household name soon afterwards. For many years he lived with his wife and children in a Hampshire cottage within fly-casting distance of the River Test. Show Less