About

Known credits:
16
Birthday:
1934-01-18
Place of birth:
Wimbledon, London, UK
Website:
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Raymond Briggs

Overview

Raymond Redvers Briggs, CBE (18 January 1934 - 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author who 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.

Known for

Acting
2022 The Snowman: The Film That Changed Christmas Actor Self 59
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2018 Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen Actor Self N/A
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2016 Ethel & Ernest Actor Raymond Briggs (voice) 61
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2012 How the Snowman Came Back to Life Actor Himself N/A
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1986 The Wind and the Bomb Actor 59
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Writing
2021 Another Bloomin’ Christmas Writing Characters 59
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2016 Ethel & Ernest Writing Book 61
Fair
2004 Fungus the Bogeyman Writing Novel 59
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2001 Ivor the Invisible Writing Writer 58
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1998 The Bear Writing Book 58
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1991 Father Christmas Writing Novel 59
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1986 When the Wind Blows Writing Graphic Novel 64
Fair
1986 When the Wind Blows Writing Screenplay 64
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1982 The Snowman Writing Book 64
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Crew
2016 Ethel & Ernest Crew Graphic Novel Illustrator 61
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2012 The Snowman and The Snowdog Crew Creator 60
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